"THE BIOGRAPHY OF SAINT TSONGKHAPA" AS THE MONUMENT OF MONGOLIAN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

Tsongkhapaís greatest deeds include the arrangement of Great Prayers in honour of Juu statues, the establishment of Galdan monastery, helping living beings and religion with his written books. The differences between Tibetan and Mongolian versions found during translation can be explained by the wis...

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Published in:Himalayan and Central Asian studies 2016-01, Vol.20 (1), p.62
Main Author: Batyreva, Elza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient languages
Biographies
Buddhism
Dictionaries
History
Medieval literature
Philology
Philosophy
Sanskrit
Studies
Teaching
Tsongkhapa (saint)
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Summary:Tsongkhapaís greatest deeds include the arrangement of Great Prayers in honour of Juu statues, the establishment of Galdan monastery, helping living beings and religion with his written books. The differences between Tibetan and Mongolian versions found during translation can be explained by the wish of the Mongolian author to decorate the narration. [...]in the extract about Baldan Lhamo, the goddess-patroness of Lhasa, her statue is described as magnificently decorated with a lot of precious adornments.
ISSN:0971-9318