Monks from Drepung Gomang Monastic University Create Sand Mandalas in Kalmykia
Lyudmila Klasanova
30 October 2018
Monastics form Manjushri mandala and two…
Venerable Yelo Rinpoche Visits Kalmykia
Lyudmila Klasanova
26 September 2018
Visit part of annual tantric rituals conducted in…
The Dalai Lama’s Visits to Kalmykia
Lyudmila Klasanova
26 September 2018
An overview from 1991 to the present day
Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Visit Russia
Lyudmila Klasanova
30 July 2018
The monks will visit several Russian cities at the…
Kalmykia Hosts a Unique Musical Offering to the Three Jewels
Lyudmila Klasanova
11 June 2018
Some 1,000 musicians and singers gather to perform
Kalmyk Musical Performance of the Buddha’s Life Presented in Tuva and Buryatia
Lyudmila Klasanova
23 April 2018
Performance shares a deeper understanding of…
“Everything Grand Starts Simple”—Zoya Sandzhieva Discusses Economic and Cultural Development in Kalmykia
Raymond Lam
4 August 2017
An interview with Kalmykia’s minister for economy and trade
Russia’s Golden Triangle of Buddhism
Lyudmila Klasanova
2 December 2016
Buddhism first came to Russia in the 17th century and became firmly established mainly in three Russian republics, Buryatia, Kalmykia, and Tuva, where it had
Transforming Traditions: Mountain Worship in the Culture of the Kalmyk People
Bakaeva Elza Petrovna
27 December 2013
Editor’s note: Bakaeva Elza Petrovna has a PhD in History and is Deputy Director of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of
A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Early Centuries
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
26 November 2013
Thanks to its Eurasian connections, the Tsardom of Russia (1547-1721) and its successor the Muscovy-Romanov Empire (1721-1917) experienced the Buddhist diffusion earlier than many other early modern empires,
A History of Buddhism in Russia: Return to Saint Petersburg
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
23 November 2013
The poignant story of Russia’s Buddhist nomad traditions, its spiritual republics, is ongoing. It is a living tale that is far from extinguished. Despite the