undefinedMockeryundefined in Buddhist and Islamic-Turkish Texts

Abstract

Although Tengrist beliefs, the religious of Turkish, Mongolian and Siberian peoples, are indirectly referenced in concepts, such as kok, t(e)eta ri, kok t(e)eta ri, yer, sub/suv, yer sub/suv, umay, and so on, in Turkic, this ancient religion developed primarily based on Buddhist, Manichaean and Islamic teachings. Ancient Turkic religion has two main branches. The first branch is the Turkish religion that developed along Buddhist and Manichaean lines. The second branch of the old Turkish religion is Islam, which was adopted by the Turks in 10th and 11th centuries and accepted as the state religion by the Karakhanids. The term "mockery", which means to make fun of the deficient, defective, or ridiculous aspects of someone or something, has a rich content in ancient Turkic religions. "Mockery", which is not welcome in religions such as Buddhism and Islam and is considered a religious sin, is dealt with intensively in many religious texts this respect. The present study analyzes the vocabulary of "mockery" as a religious prohibition and sin in the Old Turkic religions of Buddhism and Islam. This study first explores the concept of "mockery" and its place in Buddhist and Islamic thought systems. Second, it traces the appearance of the term in historical Turkic languages. The study identified 32 Turkish terms within the conceptual field of "mockery" (to make fun of). Based on these terms, which were listed as bullet points and analysed thematically and linguistically, it was found that the Turkish language has a rich content of vocabulary based on the conceptual field of "mockery".