About the Texts of Buddhist Prayers of Repentance
Abstract
Prayers of repentance are special Buddhist practices. In fact, they are similar to the adoption of the vow of renunciation from committing any harmful acts which allows an individual to get rid of negative consequences in future. Such texts contain a large layer of obsolete concepts and terms not to be met in modern Kalmyk. The content of the prayers of repentance express the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and ethics. Such texts provide ample materials for further interdisciplinary research.
About the Authors
B. Bicheev
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophical Sciences), Head of Department of Written Monuments, Literature and Buddhist Studies
E. Bembeev
Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (Elista)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ph.D. in Philology (Candidate of Philological Sciences), Senior Research Associate
References
1. Bicheev B. A. Oirat Version of “The Stories of White Tara” (“The Stories of Bagamai Khatun”). A facsimile of manuscripts. B. A. Bicheev (transl. comment., research). Elista: Kalmyk Institute of Humanitarian Research of the RAS, 2013. 248 p. (In Russ.)
2. Dalai Lama. More than Religion. Ethics for the Whole World. Moscow: Foundation “Save Tibet”, 2016. 224 p. (In Russ.)
3. Pozdneev A. M. The Essays of Everyday Life of Buddhist Monasteries and Buddhist Clergy in Mongolia in their Connection to People. St. Petersburg: Print. shop of Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1887. 492 p. (In Russ.)
Review
For citations:
Bicheev B., Bembeev E. About the Texts of Buddhist Prayers of Repentance. Mongolian Studies. 2016;8(2):111-119. (In Russ.)
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