Catherine II as an Incarnation of White Tara: Did Buriats Deify the Romanovs?
Introduction. The tradition of worshipping the Russian Empress Catherine II by Buryat Buddhists as an earthly incarnation of the enlightened Buddhist deity White Tara is regarded as an established historical fact by researchers (and officials of Russia’s largest Buddhist organization ‘Buddhist Tradi...
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| Language: | English |
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Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Oriental Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/4824 |