New Information about the Author of "Moonlight. The Story of the Ravjam Zaya Pandita"
The biography of Zaya-pandita Namkaijamtso known as «Moonlight. The Story of Rabjam Zaya Pandita», written by his disciple Radnabhadra, is a well-known work of Mongolian literature of the 17th century. Radnabhadra's work is a valuable source on medieval history, culture and religion of the O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Монголоведение |
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| Online Access: | https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/568 |
| Summary: | The biography of Zaya-pandita Namkaijamtso known as «Moonlight. The Story
of Rabjam Zaya Pandita», written by his disciple Radnabhadra, is a well-known work of
Mongolian literature of the 17th century. Radnabhadra's work is a valuable source on medieval
history, culture and religion of the Oirats. However, information about the biography of the
author of this work remains unknown. This article provides some new information about the
activity of Zaya Pandita as well as his closest disciple, who was not only a Buddhist monkchronicler, but also a translator and zealous figure of the Oirat culture. |
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| ISSN: | 2500-1523 |