Republic of Kalmykia

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[ En | Ru | Es ] Head of the Republic of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov took part in the Cham Mystery.

In the tantric ceremony of Cham was attended by the monks from the Dzongsar monastery.

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Cham Dance Mystery [ En | De | Ru | Es ]

Cham Dance Mystery took place in Kalmykia.

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Cham Dance Mystery (Tsam Mystery) [ Ru ]

September, 20. 2015.

Cham Dance Mystery in Elista, the capital of the Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia.

Cham ceremony belongs to the Tantric Buddhism. This ceremony is Read the rest of this entry »

Tantric dances Tsam [ Ru | Es ]

From August 23 to begin in Elista tantric dances Tsam, reported by the head of the Department of Religious of Tourism Development Fund of Kalmykia.

According to preliminary information, the tantric dances Tsam are held daily from August 23 to September 7. Read the rest of this entry »

Professor from St. Petersburg Svetlana Makhlina about Buddhism, kalmyk culture, ritual dances and temples

Buddhism – historically the first world religion. And yet, as Borges said, is “the most widespread religion in the world”. In Russia, the earliest penetration of Buddhism was characteristic of the Kalmyk people, who took more than 400 years ago.

Kalmyk culture germinated on the unique cultural soil elyutov who lived in a colorful country where the vast steppes “stretched white, happiness, koshmovye tent noble Noyon and zaisangs, but black as a bitter fate, tents commoners – albatu, ketchinerov and shabinerov”. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »