Surun-Khanda Syrtypova

• Russian Academy of Sciences

The author compares the data of written and pictorial sources related to the most intimate aspect of the life and work of the great Buddhist master Jebzun Damba Khutukhta Undur Gegen Zanabazar. This is the text of his secret namtar, which in Mongolian is usually called “Prayer for the Links of Rebirth” (Mong.: töröl üye-yin jarbiral). The example o...

A series of articles on various aspects of the work by the great Buddhist master Gombodorjiin Zanabazar (1635–1723), allows the reconstruction of the image of the wisdom deity Manjushri. In the Buddhist pantheon Manjushri belongs to the rank of bodhisattvas, the enlightened beings who have set themselves the highest altruistic goal — to help all li...

Книга посвящена исследованию объектов традиционного культового почитания (святые места и буддийские книжные коллекции) в Байкальском регионе. Святые места или сакральные территории рассматриваются как средства визуального памятования кочевой и полукочевой культуры автохтонного населения, свидетельствующие о взаимосвязи природы и человеческого общес...

An article is made in a series about the artistic activity by a brilliant sculptor and extraordinary thinker G. Zanabazar (1635–1723), whose criation predetermined the development of Buddhism and the entire course of events in Mongolia. The cult practice of Maitreya as one of the heroes of the bodhisattvas and as the Buddha of the Future among the...

Images of Buddha Amitayus are recognizable by the main attribute -a vessel with the elixir of immortality placed in his palms, which rest upon his knees. The images of various versions are very often found in the Tibeto-Mongolian Buddhist regions. This is explained by the wide popularity of his cult. The Amitayus cult is one of the tantric ways to...

Introduction. Jebtsundamba Khutuktu Öndör Gegeen Zanabazar was Mongolia’s first ruler to hold both secular and spiritual power. In the late 17th century, the country witnessed dramatic internecine wars, and his overriding goal was to unify the nation and increase the educational level. Virtually all his self-portraits discovered depict Zanabazar as...

In continuation of the study of the art heritage of Zanabazar (1635–1723), we have traced the connection between the textual and art systems of the Buddhist cult ofTaragoddess. This goddess was of particular importance for the master Zanabazar. In his turn, Zanabazar was recognized as the incarnation of the great Tibetan scholar Jetsun Taranatha (1...

This is another article in the series of researches published by the present author, which deal with the iconography and the meaning of Buddhist deities of Vajrayana in particular in Mongolian Buddhism. Buddha Akshobhya is a one of the Tathagata Buddhas, the forefathers of Five Buddha families or Five Dhyani Buddhas. The article deals with the deve...

the article deals with the Vajradhara Buddha iconography and sculptural images. Vajradhara is a symbol of the dharmakaya i.e. the primordial Buddha, the fundamental principle of the whole pantheon of deities of the Vajrayana. Due to the genius and inspirations of Zanabazar (1635–1723), the great artist and the spiritual leader of Mongolia, the Adi-...

XIII в., периоду похода монгольских войск Хулагу-хана (1217-1265) на Ближний Восток. Ключевые слова: шахматы, шатар, шатранж, монгольское буддийское изобра-зительное искусство, исламское влияние, ближневосточный поход Хулагу-хана, портрет Угэдэй-хана Для цитирования: Сыртыпова С.-Х. Д. Об обнаружении средневековых монголь-ских шахмат на Северном Ка...

The paper discusses gathering and fishing, which are believed to be minor but nevertheless very important sources of livelihood for the nomads that are representatives of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples of Central Asia. These sources provided food and medicinal raw materials to the nomads. The versatile usage of resources by the nomads in Central...

Сыртыпова С.Д., Гармаева Х.Ж., Дашиев Д.Б. Тибетский фонд ЦВРК ИМБТ СО РАН: структура и содержание. Улан-Удэ, Изд-во БНЦ СО РАН, 2006 – 226 с. ISBN 5-7925-0178-5 В монографии представлены сведения по истории формирования, структуре тибетского фонда ЦВРК ИМБТ СО РАН, составе сформированных коллекций с их количественной и содержательной оценкой, осн...

Сыртыпова С.Д., Гармаева Х.Ж., Д.Б., Базаров А.А. Буддийское книгопечатание Бурятии XIX – нач. XX в. ISBN 99929-0-666-9 Монография представляет результаты источниковедческих исследований тибетских и монгольских ксилографов из двух крупнейших отечественных востоковедных фондов г. Улан-Удэ (ИМБиТ СО РАН) и Санкт-Петербурга (СПбФ ИВ РАН). Творческий к...

В монографии представлены сведения по истории формирования, структуре тибетского фонда ЦВРК ИМБТ СО РАН, составе сформированных коллекций с их количественной и содержательной оценкой, основные аспекты книжной культуры тибетского буддизма, определены методологические принципы систематизации тибетских буддийских текстов, а также осуществлена попытка...