On the content and structure of one story from “the Sea of parables” (for consideration of Chapter 7 of the manuscript of the translation by Tugmyud-Gavji)
Abstract
The article analyses one of the chapters of the Buddhist composition “The Sea of Parables” with evidence from the manuscript of an Oirat translation composed by the famous Kalmyk Buddhist priest Tugmyud-Gavji (O. Dordzhiev) in the 1960s. The subject of the analysis is Chapter 7 of the composition — “About girl Dorje, King Saljalin’s daughter” (Oirat ‘Xān Saljalin okon Dorǰin büloq’) — which tells about a girl that had been born ugly but turned into a beauty. The story is patterned after Jataka tales (stories about the previous births of Gautama Buddha). The article considers the structure and integral parts of the story.
About the Author
D. Muzraeva
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Philology (Candidate of Philological Sciences), Associate Professor, Senior Research Associate, Department of Written Monuments, Literature and Buddhist Studies
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Review
For citations:
Muzraeva D. On the content and structure of one story from “the Sea of parables” (for consideration of Chapter 7 of the manuscript of the translation by Tugmyud-Gavji). Mongolian Studies. 2016;8(1):88-94. (In Russ.)
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