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Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism was introduced to Mongolia from Tibet by Kubilai Khan during the late 13th century. Kublai Khan invited an eminent Tibetan lama, Pagba, to be empire’s religious representative. From the late 14th century onwards hundreds of Buddhist temples were rapidly built across Mongolia. Thousands of Mongolian males vowed to live as lamas at one point [...]

March 2nd, 2009 | Posted in People & Language | Read More »

Shamanism

Shamanism

Mongolian religious roots are bound up in Shamanism. However this religious phenomena doesn’t match the conventional description of a religion in the same way as Buddhism or Christianity. Shamanism has no founder from whom its teachings originate. There is no collection of sacred sutras or a bible, as it doesn’t possess any monastic communities to [...]

March 1st, 2009 | Posted in People & Language | Read More »

Religions of the Great Mongol Empire

Religions of the Great Mongol Empire

The most interesting period of the religious attitudes of the Mongols was the period when Genghis Khan founded the Great Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan and his successors idolized Shamanism and holy spirits. The shamans, who worshiped the Eternal Blue Sky, were never banned by other religious denominations. Karakorum, the capital of Great Mongol Empire, was [...]

December 25th, 2008 | Posted in Mongol Empire | Read More »