Tibetan Buddhism in the Works of Chinese Researchers of the 1st Quarter of 21st Century (Based on the Materials of Scientific Online Library Wanfang Data)

Viktoriia E. Tsyrempilova

doi:10.22162/2500-1523-2025-4-763-778

Tibetan Buddhism in the Works of Chinese Researchers of the 1st Quarter of 21st Century (Based on the Materials of Scientific Online Library Wanfang Data)

Viktoriia E. Tsyrempilova

https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2025-4-763-778

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Abstract

Introduction. Tibetan Buddhism is the object of research for Russian and foreign scientists. The works of Russian scientists are written on the wide range of topics in Tibetan Buddhism. Thereby the special focus is on the works of Chinese researchers on the topic of Tibetan Buddhism as long as it is been thought out of accord with ideological principles in China. The relevance of the study is to be the first attempt of the analysis of Chinese works about Tibetan Buddhism in the context of study of transformations in socio-political processes. The main aim of the work is the material analysis of the online database Wanfang Data on the topic of Tibetan Buddhism. The objectives are: to show the degree of the study in Russian and foreign historiography, to analyze the works of Chinese researchers, to identify the directions of research of Tibetan-Mongolian Buddhism which is conducted by Chinese scientists. Materials of this study are publications in the Chinese online database Wanfang Data. Results. Through the analysis of the materials such areas of the research as the relations of state and the representatives of Tibetan Buddhism, the study of history and philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism, its influence in Mongolia and ARIM, were identified. Along with that the role of Utaishan mountain for the representatives of Tibetan Buddhism and its relations with Chinese Buddhism was under of large focus.

Keywords

Tibetan Buddhism, China, Mongolia, Utaishan mountain, Chinese researchers, Wanfang Data, online-resources

About the Author

Viktoriia E. Tsyrempilova

Dorzhi Banzarov Buryat State University, (24a, Smolin St., 670000 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation)
Россия

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Tsyrempilova V. Tibetan Buddhism in the Works of Chinese Researchers of the 1st Quarter of 21st Century (Based on the Materials of Scientific Online Library Wanfang Data). Mongolian Studies. 2025;17(4):763-778. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2025-4-763-778

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