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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: Tensions with the Tsars

Dr. Andrey Terentyev 25 November 2013

The Buddhist presence in the Russian Empire (1721-1917) was not always welcome. The balance of power in Eurasia had shifted greatly since the medieval conquest

A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Sangha and the Soviets

Dr. Andrey Terentyev 24 November 2013

Dr. Terentyev’s third article in this series builds on the historical tensions between successive Russian administrations and the country’s Buddhist communities, which climaxed in the

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A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Early Centuries

A History of Buddhism in Russia: Tensions with the Tsars

A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Sangha and the Soviets