Publisher s Note Acknowledgements Introduction A Historical Survey of Buddhism in Buryatia 1. Early Traces of Buddhism in the Land of Buryats The Emergence of the Gelug Order 2. Buddhism Takes Root in Buryatia 3. The First Buddhist Centers Dugans and Datsans 4. The Russian Monarchs and Buddhism 5. Contacts with Mongolia and Tibet 6. Under State Control The 1853 Regulation 7. The Heyday of Buddhism in Buryatia 8. The Phenomenon of Agvan Dorzhiev 9. Theocratic and Reform Movements. The Buddhist Renovation 10. The Years of the Great Terror : Closure of Datsans and Persecution of Lamas 11. Restoration of Buddhism after the Second World War 12. The Buddhist Revival in Buryatia (1980s-Early 2000s) Photo Album Appendix Some Statistical Data List of Buryat Datsans (According to the 1853 Regulations) Lists of Illustrations Glossary Abbreviations Bibliography Index.

Isbn No.    9789390752850

Author:    Alexandre Andreyev

Publisher:    Library of Tibetan Works & Archives

Binding:    Paperback

Language :   English

Edition:    1st December 2023

No. Of Pages :    172

Year Of Publication :   2023