Posts Tagged ‘death’
Death on the Steppes: Mystery Disease Kills Saigas
Death on the Steppes: Mystery Disease Kills Saigas
Before the end of the last Ice Age, saigas roamed by the millions in a range stretching from England to Siberia, even into Alaska. Eventually they moved to the steppes of Central Asia, where they continued to thrive — until the 20th century, when these strange-looking antelopes began flirting with extinction. Read the rest of this entry »
December 28 is the Day of Memory and Grief
Today is the Day of Memory and Grief. December 28 in each Kalmyk family with pain and bitterness recollect loved ones, forever remaining in a cold Siberian land, and with boundless gratitude pay homage to the older generation.
From cold and hunger on the way killed thousands. Thousand Kalmyks soldiers were withdrawn from the front and sent to Soviet concentration camps. Read the rest of this entry »
Buddhist vision of death and bardo
Elista, Kalmykia. A lecture on “Buddhist vision of death and bardo” is to be held in a conference hall of the central temple by famous Barry Kerzin on the 7th of September at 17 p.m., KalmykianNews reports.
Everybody who is interested in the Buddhist study is welcome to know more about Buddhist vision of death and bardo. Read the rest of this entry »