Publication details
Egitský klášter v Burjatsku a jeho socha Santalového Buddhy
| Title in English | Egita Monastery in Buryatia and the Sandalwood Buddha Statue |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Nový Orient |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | Buryatia; Tibetan Buddhism; Buddha; Egita Monastery |
| Description | There exists almost thousand-year pilgrimage of a statue of the Sandalwood Buddha in Beijing. This statue is called in Buryat as Zandan Zhuu and recent depiction of the statue is located in Buryatia since 1901 in Egita Monastery in southeastern Siberia. This article is focused on recent religious history as well as the mythologic or legendary stories in Buryatia. From the standpoint of the history of religions, the situation about the statue is more complex, and at present, it is probably not possible to determine the exact and provable origin of Zandan Zhuu (ie. whether Beijing Sandalwood Buddha is identical with Zandan Zhuu). For common believers in Buryatia however is existence of their statue as the Sandalwood Buddha undoubtable and it is a part of the religious history of the Buddhist Buryatia. |
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