9th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and the Kalmyks
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-3-414-429
Abstract
Introduction. Traditional Buddhist communities are well aware of prominent Buddhist scholars to have further disseminated and developed the Buddha’s Teaching. The most famous are Dalai and Panchen Lamas. Since the beginnings of Buddhism’s prevalence in Mongolia, it is Bogd Gegeen who is revered most of all nationwide. To date, there have been nine reincarnations of Bogd Gegeen that immensely contributed to the development of Buddhism in the country. Goals. The paper seeks to analyze visits of the 9th Bogd Gegeen Jebtsundamba Khutuktu to the Volga Kalmyks (as members of the Mongolian world) and his delivered teachings. Results. The article highlights key points of the Bogd Gegeen’s biography, narrates about his six visits to Kalmykia in the late 1900s and early 2000s. Special focus is laid on that most significant efforts to arrange the visits were undertaken by Kalmykia’s government executives and Shajin Lama Telo Tulku Rinpoche. Those events proved fruitful enough and facilitated further strengthening of Buddhism in the region.
About the Author
Naranjargal N.
‟Tod Nomyn Gerel“ Center for the Research of Oirat Language and Culture
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
8, Sukhbaatar dist., Baga Toiru St., Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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N. N. 9th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and the Kalmyks. Mongolian Studies. 2020;12(3):414-429. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-3-414-429
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