New Information about the Author of "Moonlight. The Story of the Ravjam Zaya Pandita"
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-4-815-823
Abstract
The biography of Zaya-pandita Namkaijamtso known as «Moonlight. The Story of Rabjam Zaya Pandita», written by his disciple Radnabhadra, is a well-known work of Mongolian literature of the 17th century. Radnabhadra's work is a valuable source on medieval history, culture and religion of the Oirats. However, information about the biography of the author of this work remains unknown. This article provides some new information about the activity of Zaya Pandita as well as his closest disciple, who was not only a Buddhist monk-chronicler, but also a translator and zealous figure of the Oirat culture.
Supporting agencies: The article was presented at the international scientific online conference “Mongolian Studies at the beginning of the 21st century: Current State and Development Prospects – II”, held with the financial support of RFBR (project № 20-09-22004) and partial support of the Russian Government Grant (№ 075-15-2019-1879).
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Aladartu Bao
Central University for Nationalities (27, Zhongguancun St., Haidian Distr., Beijing 100081, China)
China
China
Doctoral Student
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Bao A. New Information about the Author of "Moonlight. The Story of the Ravjam Zaya Pandita". Mongolian Studies. 2020;12(4):815-823. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2020-4-815-823
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