Buddhist Petroglyphs of Tamgaly Tas (Ili River Valley): К. Larionov and К. Malishevsky’s Manuscript Reports as Earliest Research Sources
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-1-72-89
Abstract
The paper deals with the unique Buddhist culture complex of Tamgaly Tas located in the Ili River Valley, in the vicinity of Kapchagay (present-day Talgar District of Almaty Region). The carvings of pictures and inscriptions have been investigated for over a century and a half since the locality was visited by the renown Kazakh scholar, ethnographer and traveler Sh. Walikhanov. Goals. The work introduces into scientific discourse manuscript reports by the military topographer K. Larionov and Orientalist K. Malishevsky. Results. The article analyzes the research historiography, publishes original manuscripts supplemented with all drawings made by the authors, and evaluates them as sources for further studies of the unique monument attesting to the dissemination of Buddhism across the region during the Dzungar rule.
Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by government subsidy ― project name ‘Oral and Written Heritage of Mongolic Peoples of Russia, Mongolia and China: Cross-Border Traditions and Interactions’ (state reg. no. АААА-А19-119011490036-1).
About the Authors
Alexandra Т. Bayanova
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS
Russian Federation
Head of the Alekseeva Scientific Library and Archive
Russian Federation
Head of the Alekseeva Scientific Library and Archive
Aisa O. Doleeva
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS
Russian Federation
Junior Research Associate
Russian Federation
Junior Research Associate
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Bayanova A.Т., Doleeva A.O. Buddhist Petroglyphs of Tamgaly Tas (Ili River Valley): К. Larionov and К. Malishevsky’s Manuscript Reports as Earliest Research Sources. Mongolian Studies. 2020;12(1):72-89. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-1-72-89
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