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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 ...
Buryat shamanism was an intricate system of beliefs with a complex hierarchy of deities and complicated sacrificial and initiation rites. Buddhism assimilated local cults and beliefs giving rise to a regional syncretic form of the
Buryat Buddhism shows slight deviations from general Mahayana tradition mainly in its system of religious practice, in its rituals and magical practices, and are due to the influence of traditional, more ancient and archaic beliefs, practices, and rituals of the Tibetans and of the Buryat-Mongols.
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 this light, let us return to our main point, namely to the role of Buddhism in the social and cultural processes of colonization in areas to the east from Lake Baikal. LOYAL BUDDHISTS, THE SUBJECTS OF THE EMPIRE. It is difficult to identify the point in time when the areas of today’s Buryatia became an integral part of the Russian state.
