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Buddhism in Buryatia, a region in Siberia, Russia, has a deep-rooted history dating back to the 17th century when Tibetan Buddhism first arrived in the area. Initially adopted by ethnic groups like the Selenga and Zede Buryats, Buddhism gradually spread throughout the Transbaikal region.
Buddhism in Buryatia is the northernmost extension of Mahayana Buddhism in Central Asia. It is primarily the Gelug tradition from Tibet, although there are signs of influence from the Nyingma tradition as well. Buddhist followers in Buryatia revere the founder of the Gelug school, the great guru Tsongkhapa (called Zonhobo in Buryat), on par ...
BUDDHISM IN BURYATIA – AN INSTRUMENT OF COLONIAL POLICY OR A FIELD OF PRESERVING CULTURAL DISTINCTIVENESS?
Buddhism might be considered as cultural, social and political field of negotiation between state and one of its culturally different regions. As the article’s title says, the religion may be an instrument of colonization but can also help to preserve cultural distinctiveness.
The article discusses problems of research and representation of the Buddhist literary tradition in Buryatia. It shows main factors of forming the tradition, gives characteristics of its current state and transformation under modern conditions.
4 wrz 2023 · Based on new evidence, the study uncovers the legacy of Buryats who advanced Buddhism beyond national frontiers, thereby creating a transnational community rooted in a shared cultural code, and reveals emerging trends and reconfigurations in the post-Soviet Buryat Buddhist renaissance.
In the Aga Buryat District and the Republic of Buryatia, people define Buddhism as a Buryat religion associated with Buryat ethnicity. They emphasize the importance of reviving Buddhism, multifaceted as it is (Quijada 2012), in order to strengthen the Buryat nation.
