Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM)

Created:	2015-04-06 22:16
Institution:	Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Editors' group:	(not set)
Description:	Many Kalmyks regard the Dalai Lama's visits to Kalmykia as one of the most important and auspicious events in the spiritual and social life of Kalmykia. Believers also feel blessed by the visits of other prominent Buddhist scholars and leaders to the steppe republic, including the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje (head of the Karma Kagyu lineage), Ole Nydahl (founder of the Diamond Way Buddhism of Karma Kagyu), the 41st Sakya Trizin (head of the Sakya tradition), the 8th Arjia Rinpoche (reincarnation of Lumbum Gye, father of Zongkhapa who was the founder of Gelug), and others. With Gelug being the dominant school, all traditional schools of Buddhism are currently represented in Kalmykia. Among them Nyingma is quickly gaining popularity in recent years. The next most popular school is Kagyu. Sakya, however, has the smallest number of followers. All these schools organize seminars, carry out practices, and build Buddhist structures. In this collection you can see not only interviews with teachers and lamas of various schools of Buddhism, but also listen to stories by lay people about their religious experiences and understanding of Buddhism.

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Agvan Eshey, About Buddhism in Kalmykia

8:08

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Lama Agvan Eshey talks about Buddhism in the early 1990s, the Buddhist schools that currently operate, and the Buddhist texts that he uses when reciting prayers.

Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM)

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Thu 8 Feb 2018

Agvan Eshey, About the Meeting of the Dalai Lama with Ulankin Sandzhi

1:16

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The Kalmyk lama Ulankin Sandzhi was deported to Siberia, but after his return to Kalmykia he lived a long life and died at 95 or 96. When he met the Dalai Lama XIV, lama Ulankin...

Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM)

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Fri 1 Dec 2017

Alena Lidzhieva, About Monasteries, Lamas and Healers in the Past

4:30

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Alena recalls when she was a child the nearest temple was far away from where she lived. Pilgrimage to the temple was carried out as follows. People – women, children and elderly...

Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM)

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Fri 12 Jun 2015

Alexandra Sanzheeva, About the Lama Ulanov

13:36

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Alexander talks about the life of Sandzhi Ulanov who was a famous Kalmyk lama.

Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM)

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Sun 11 Nov 2018

Alla Saldusova, About Buddhism and Sakya School in Kalmykia

21:02

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Alla relays her story of how she became a Buddhist and talks about the situation with Buddhism in Kalmykia. She says that she felt a telepathic connection with the head of Sakya...

Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM)

Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology

Created: Sun 28 Oct 2018