Mongolia

Buddha taught in such a way that everyone could understand his words in their own language. That means that it is possible to convey the Buddhist teachings in all languages, no matter how challenging that might be.

As of 1995, there were no books on Buddhism in the colloquial Mongolian language, hardly anyone who could make such translations and no money to print such books, even if they were made. Thus, young people and intellectuals were being drawn to Christianity, which they now...

Rather than being detrimental to Mongolia’s progress, the revival of Buddhism is the key for progress. For Mongolia to advance and compete in the world market economy, it is essential that the Mongolian people have a deep sense of self-worth and cultural identity.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia tried to gain influence in Tibet by claiming Russia was Shambhala. Japan also tried to win over Tibetan and Mongolian support by claiming that Japan was Shambhala.

“Newsweek Magazine” interview with Dr. Berzin who toured Mongolia in 1997 to deliver a series of lectures on the country’s traditional Buddhist faith, a journey that he says allowed him to witness the impact of foreign evangelists.

A report on the history and the situation of the Buddhist monasteries in 1994 in Inner Mongolia and among the Mongols of Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang.

Dr. Berzin’s advice to Kalmyks on dealing with the massive changes in their lives resulting from the move from their traditional kibitkas (large ox carts with tents on them) to cities in standard flats.

A survey of the suppression of Buddhism in Mongolia during the communist period (1921–1990), including the destruction of the monasteries and purges of the monastics in 1936/37 and the restricted, partial reopening of one showcase temple in 1944.

Many foreign myths have grown around the legend of Shambhala found in the Kalachakra literature. Some were spread to win military or political support, others appeared within occult movements and mixed Buddhist ideas with concepts from other systems of belief.

Interview with Dr. Berzin, following his 1990 visit to the Mongolian People’s Republic, for “Buddhists for Peace”: “Lessons To Be Learned from the Adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia.”