Mongolian and Oirat Translations of The King of Aspiration Prayers: the Buddhist Terms Kilinče and Nisvanis Revisited
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-11-177-186
Abstract
Proceeding from the analysis of Mongolian and Oirat translations of The King of Aspiration Prayers (a popular Buddhist text of the devotional genre), the article examines the two Buddhist terms — kilinče and nisvanis and describes the history of the emergence and formation of these terms in Classical Mongolian and literary Oirat.
About the Author
S. Mirzaeva
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Junior Research Associate, Department of Mongolian Philology
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For citations:
Mirzaeva S. Mongolian and Oirat Translations of The King of Aspiration Prayers: the Buddhist Terms Kilinče and Nisvanis Revisited. Mongolian Studies. 2017;9(2):177-186. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2017-11-177-186
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