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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 »
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Buddhist holiday in Kalmykia – First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Buddhist holiday in Kalmykia. An important Buddhist holiday – First turning of the Wheel of Dharma
On the 23rd of July all the Buddhist of the world celebrate a huge holy day – the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. The ceremonial events take place in the central buddhist temple “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni“.
This day Buddha Shakyamuni taughed his disciples the 1st sermon of the Four Noble Truths in the sacred place Varanasi. The Noble Truths are teachings about suffering, its origin and reasons; the cessation of suffering and its sources, and the fourth – about the true paths to the cessation of suffering. Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmyk New Year – Celebration Zul holiday program
Kalmykian New Year – Zul. Celebration period: 1-15 of December.
Kalmykian New Year celebrates as one the most important events in the Buddhist history – achieving Parinirvana by the founder of the Gelug school Lama Zonkava. Kalmyks treat this person in a special way.
Supreme Lamas often say, that Kalmyks have a strong inseparable connection with Lama Zonkava, which lasts from the beginning of time. Lama Zonkava is Read the rest of this entry »
The Ambassador and the monks of Sri Lanka visited the main Buddhist temple in Kalmykia
The Ambassador and the monks of Sri Lanka visited the main Buddhist temple in Kalmykia.
Today, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation Mr. Udayanga Weeratunga, monks, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Deputy of State Duma of the Marina Mukabenova visited central temple of Kalmykia “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni“. Read the rest of this entry »
Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni
Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni [ De | Fr | Ru | It | Es ]
Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni was built in 2005 AD, in southern Russia, in Elista, the place sanctified by the leader of the Buddhists of the world by His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV.
Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni is the largest Buddhist temple in Europe. After the Soviet era, the destruction of spirituality, a small exotic country in the process of revival of Buddhism, which originated 2,600 years ago in India.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Russian Representative Dr. Ngawang Rabgyal visited Kalmykia
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Russian Representative Dr. Ngawang Rabgyal visited Elista city, capital of Republic of Kalmykia from 21 to 24th May, reported Central Tibetan Administration (Dharamsala). His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Russian Representative Dr. Ngawang Rabgyal was invited as a guest on the occasion of 400th anniversary of Kalmykia becoming a part of Russian Federation.
On 21 May, the Chairwoman and Vice-Chair of Friends of Tibet Society received Dr. Ngawang Rabgyal with a luncheon meeting where they briefed him about their activities for the cause of Tibet and Tibetans. Read the rest of this entry »
King of Kalmykia
King of Kalmykia
Tom Parfitt
The Guardian, Thursday 21 September 2006
Life is not all plain sailing for Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the flamboyant leader of the Russian republic of Kalmykia. For a start, his Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II needs constant repairs thanks to the rutted roads of his impoverished fiefdom. And then there is the danger of alien abduction. He has already been pressganged into one trip on a UFO – in Read the rest of this entry »
