Politics and Religion in Inner Mongolia: Japan’s Plans for the 9th Jebtsundamba “Living Buddha”
Chinggis Khan is the single most important icon or historical figure of Mongolia but the next most important icon, for many generations was the Jebtsundamba khutukhtu (hubilgan, incarnation or “Living Buddha”) of Urga.1 The 8th Jebtsundamba, as a symbol of both religious and secular power or unity...
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Institute of International Studies, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
2013-08-01
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| Series: | The Mongolian Journal of International Affairs |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/MJIA/article/view/82 |