Through arguing the effect of water on religious belief , sorcery , birth and old age , sickness and death , wedding and funeral , festivals and celebration , myth and legend , and so on , the author analyzed and tried to explain water , the one of core elements of dai culture has what symbolism in thought of das , and further to understand dai ' s thought by the explanation on the symbolism of water 笔者在这一部分主要通过论述水在傣族的各种宗教信仰、巫术活动、生老病死、婚丧嫁娶、节日庆典、神话传说等等各种风俗习惯中的作用，分析并解释水这一傣族的核心文化因子之一，在傣族人的思维和观念中有着什么样的象征含义。并且借助对水的象征意义的阐释，进一步理解傣族人的观念世界。这也是笔者对文化的解释所做的一点尝试。
