Posts Tagged ‘Mongolia’
The current state of Buddhism in Kalmykia
Chagdir Sandzhiev. The current state of Buddhism in Kalmykia
It’s been more than 20 years since the collapse of the USSR and the beginning of the period of genuine religious freedom in Russia. Great changes happened both in the country as well as in the minds and hearts of the citizens during this period. Read the rest of this entry »
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Professor of Columbian University Robert Thurman goes to Kalmykia
In April 2012 professor of Columbian University – Robert Thurman planning to visit Elista, the capital of Kalmykia.The spiritual pilgrimage – as Robert Thurman describes his journey to Kalmykia.
Robert Thurman is father of Uma Thurman, famous Hollywood`s star. He was invited to Elista by the Supreme Lama of Kalmykia – Telo Tulku Rinpoche.
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Asian Women’s Boxing championship will held in Ulan Bator
Asian Confederation Women”s Boxing Championship will held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, from March 16 to 26. The tournament is a preparatory event for women pugilists participating in the first and only Olympic qualifying tournament – the AIBA World Championships — to be held from May 9-20 in Qinhuangdao, China.
The Asian Championships have always been a happy hunting ground for Indian women pugilists. The sport made its continental debut with Read the rest of this entry »
The first astronaut of the Mongolia visited Kalmykia
The first astronaut of the Mongolia Zhugderdemidiyn Gurragcha visited the central khurul Kalmykia (Golden temple), reports KalmykiaNews.
Elista, Kalmykia
Air delivery of goods from Mongolia to Europe
News of Kalmykia: Kalmykia Government reports that the January 23, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kalmykia Vyacheslav Ilyumzhinov met with the head of the organization AiD-channel Odyn Tsolmon (Mongolia).
During the meeting they discussed the possibility of using the airport in the capital of the Kalmyk air bridge for Read the rest of this entry »
Contest “Miss Asia Moscow” was started
Today, in Moscow (Russia) was startes contest “Miss Asia Moscow“. In contest “Miss Asia Moscow” girls from Kalmykia, Buryatia, Tyva, Altaj, Khakasia, Yakutia, Korea, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Yana Chenkuraeva. Girl from Kalmykia more photos >>
http://www.missasiamoscow.ru/golosovanie-1/ Vote for Kalmykia! Read the rest of this entry »
International Forum “Buddhism: Philosophy of non-violence and compassion” will be held in Kalmykia
International Forum “Buddhism: Philosophy of non-violence and compassion” will be held in Kalmykia. September 22 to October 2, the main temple of Kalmykia, the only Buddhist republic in Europe, will open its doors to members of the International Forum scale “Buddhism: Philosophy of non-violence and compassion,” which is an initiative of shadzhin Kalmykia Lama Telo Tulku Rinpoche.
Away from Buryatia and Tuva, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Mongolia, Thailand, India and the United States will gather for a round table to discuss the vital problems of modern society, to a thoughtful decision today which calls on Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Read the rest of this entry »
Mongolia’s President has called the main Buddhist temple of Kalmykia, a very beautiful
On a visit to Elista, the President of Mongolia Tsakhia Elbegdorj visited the main Buddhist temple (khurul) of Kalmykia “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni”, where he met with the head of the Buddhist republic Shadzhin Lama Telo Tulku Rinpoche.
The President of Mongolia, the state, which is the traditional religion of Buddhism, brought the ritual scarves (Hudack) to set the prayer hall of the 9-meter statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, in deference to the founder of the Buddhist faith and the throne of His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV, the highest religious leader of Mongolia and Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »
Russian style Exopolitics – Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s alien abduction
Exopolitics (literally politics out of this world) has become a buzz word among some ufologists in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, but in Russia’s rough and tumble political world the subject of alien abductions erupted without any need of lobbyists calling for UFO disclosure.
The international media reported widely last May that Andrei Lebedev, a member of Parliament for the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party, wrote a letter to President Medvedev in reaction to a disclosure by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, head of the Buddhist Kalmykia region in southern Russia, Read the rest of this entry »
Famous russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov will travel along the Silk Road by camel
Famous russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov will travel along the Silk Road by camel.
Fyodor Konyukhov collected in 2009, an expedition by camel along the Silk Road, reports KalmykiaNews.
The journey will be timed the 400th anniversary of the entry of Kalmykia in Russia.
Journey begins in Kalmykia, his route will pass Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmykia history
The Kalmyks originate from Central Asia. Their ancestors — the Oirats — belonged to the western branch of Mongolian peoples and represented a very powerful alliance of tribes which were formations of the early feudal state under which dominion the whole Mongolia was in the first half of XV сentury. Consequently interregional conflicts and a number of military bad lucks caused the reduction of Oirat Empire.
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