Ritual Aspect of Khural and Circuit of Maitreya in Buryat Datsans

Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i5.7598
  • Darima Sanzhievna Zhamsueva Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences darisan@rambler.ru
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How to Cite
Zhamsueva D.S. Ritual Aspect of Khural and Circuit of Maitreya in Buryat Datsans. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2020. Vol. 28. No. 5. P. 190-194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i5.7598 (in Russ.).

Abstract

The author considers the ritual nature of the rite of Maitreya, a future Buddha, analyzes its features in the early period on the base of historical sources and nowadays. The article reveals the trends in the growth of religiosity among the population in the modern context, and determines its causes.
Keywords:
Maitreya; khural; datsan; religious rite; traditions

Author Biography

Darima Sanzhievna Zhamsueva, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Cand.Sci. (Hist.), Associate Professor; Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Philosophy, Culture Studies and Religion Studies

References

Dnevnik vol'noslushatelya Sankt-Peterburgskogo universiteta Bazara Baradina po buryatskim datsanam (1903–1904 gg.) (podg. k publ., predisl., komment., ukaz. D.S. Zhamsuevoi). 2013. Ulan-Ude: Izd-vo BNTs. 236 s. (RUS.)
Article

Received: 09.11.2020

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Zhamsueva, D. S. (2020). Ritual Aspect of Khural and Circuit of Maitreya in Buryat Datsans. Vlast’ (The Authority), 28(5), 190-194. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i5.7598
Issue
Vol 28 No 5 (2020)
Section
IDEAS AND MEANINGS

Following the submission of the manuscript to the Publisher, the author binds oneself not to publish it somewhere else without permission of the Publisher.