Republic of Kalmykia

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November 27, 2012 President of FIDE, the former President of the Republic of Kalmykia, billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with a delegation from Sri Lanka, reported by the Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

During this meeting it was agreed that in the spring of 2013, the Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia will be brought the germ of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment, according KalmykiaNews.

Recall that in 2011, former President of the Republic of Kalmykia, billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Read the rest of this entry »

December 1 and 2 in Elista (Kalmykia) will be held additional rituals of prolonging life, reports representative of International department of KalmykiaTour company to KalmykiaNews agency.

Rituals of prolonging life started at 9.00.

Spiritual news from Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »

On the 6th of November according to the Lunar Calendar the whole Buddhist world celebrates one of the most important holidays – Buddha’s Descent from Tushita Heaven.

The central khurul ‘Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni’ invites Kalmyks to a prayer service dedicated to an important Buddhist holiday which is included into “The Twelve Deeds of Shakyamuni Buddha”.

It begins at 9 a.m. This holy event is Read the rest of this entry »

November 6, 2012, in the city of Elista, in club “Mandjushri” will be a meeting on “Pilgrimage as the accumulation of merit”.

The club “Mandjushri” will come Kalmyk scientists from the Academy, the Kalmyk Buddhist monks and pilgrims, as reported by the Information Department of KalmykiaNews. Kalmyk pilgrims talk about their impressions of the trip to India, to the Read the rest of this entry »

October 6, 2012, at 9:00, in Elista, the capital of blessed Kalmykia will tantric ritual “Yangdrub” – a ritual invocation of prosperity and wealth, according KalmykiaNews and KalmykiaTour.

This ritual people bring home vessels wealth which usually carefully stored in secret places.

Buddhist monks, referring to the gods, asking to send all living beings luck and health, wealth and Read the rest of this entry »

October 4, 2012, at 9:00, in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, will tantric ritual “Torgyak” – the ritual removal of obstacles, according KalmykiaNews and KalmykiaTour.

Tantric ritual “Torgyak” is held once a year to remove Read the rest of this entry »

Buddhist teacher Barry Kerzin is giving a lecture called “A fine energetic system within a rough physical body”.

The lecture “A fine energetic system within a rough physical body” is taking place at the central temple “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni” on the 10th of September at 18:30 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Program of the International scientific seminar “Buddhist Tradition: from the East to the West”

May 2, 2012. Elista, Kalmykia Republic.

Beginning at 11.00 a.m.
Venue: Conference hall of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KIH RAS)

11.00–11.10 Opening
Ochirova Nina Garyaevna, Director of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KIH RAS), PhD
11.10–12.30 Report of Professor of the Colombian University Robert A. F. Thurman «Tibet and Mongolia: Spiritual Lessons for the Whole World»
12.30–12.40 Discussion
12.40–13.00 Presentations of scientists of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KIH RAS) Read the rest of this entry »

Robert Thurman’s program in Kalmykia [ Ru ]

(the program may change)

April 28
10.00
“I can be happy”
Lecture for students of technical colleges and universities
Temple “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni” Read the rest of this entry »

Steven Seagal has visited Kalmykia attractions [ De | Ru | Es | Fr ]

Professional movie fighter, star of Hollywood – Steven Seagal arrived in Kalmykia, reported KalmykiaNews. One Read the rest of this entry »

President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple
[ Russian version ]

President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited the main Buddhist temple complex of the Republic of Kalmykia – ‘Geden Sheddub Choi Korling’. Its name translates Read the rest of this entry »

During his second visit to Kalmykia (Elista) in September 1992 His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama said, “The aim of my visit is to establish harmony: harmony with the environment, harmony among religions, harmony in the society and family and, – in the end, harmony of a man with his own self. I am stressing a great importance of this because everything depends on harmony in the world”.

All traditional beliefs co-exist organically in the Kalmyk society. Reviving national culture Read the rest of this entry »

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama’s visit in the summer of 1991 became a marvelous in the life of the steppe republic.

The Bodhisattva of Compassion Dalai Lama stepped on the Kalmyk land for the first time during centuries-old history of Oirat-Kalmyks. Extremely deep love, joy, kindless towards the Teacher expressed by our reserved people was felt every where. Read the rest of this entry »