"Buddhism of Russia (Narthang Bulletin) №3 (1992)" - читать интересную книгу автора

I. H.H. the Dalai Lama to Russia

This September H.H. visited three autonomous republics of Russian Federation which traditionally profess Buddhism - Kalmykia, Tuva, Buryatia. In the present issue of the Bulletin we shall dwell upon the events which took place in Kalmykia.

H.H. came to Kalmykia by invitation of the Parliament, Government of the Republic and the Kalmyk Buddhist organizations. He was received at the government level: the flag of Tibet was flying over His residence; in His trips around the regions He was accompanied by the Chairmans of Parliament and of the Council of Ministers of Kalmykia.

Besides Elista, H.H. visited Yashkulsky region, Lagan, Dzhalykov's state farm and Kechenerovsky region where He had meetings and talks with thousands of believers, conducted religious services, sanctified recently built Huruls.

But the main event of this visit was, in H.H. opinion, the ordination of 13 young men which He performed in Elista. In this group there were two Buryats, one Russian, and the rest were Kalmyks.

H.H. gave special attention to the desirability of establishing nunneries that had no tradition in Kalmykia.

The Kalmyks also arranged such important events in cultural life for the visit of H.H. as: the presentation of the Kalmyk Society of Friends of Tibet, of a new Buddhist magazine "Mandala", the conduct of the conference "Buddhism and the Development of a Kalmyk National School" by the new-organized Institute for Revival of the Kalmyk language and the Buddhist culture.

On September 18th H.H. left for Tuva.

M.Kozhevnikova.