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The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of a Buddhist State
Author Taupier, Richard
Source Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society
Date2015.01.30
PublisherOxford University Press
Publisher Url https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type專題研究論文=Research Paper
Language英文=English
KeywordClear Script; Oirats; Khoshuds; Züngharia; Oiratia
AbstractThe chapter addresses the creation of the so-called Clear Script by the seventeenth-century Oirat lama Zaya Pandita. It was intended to serve a canonical purpose but also became an important religious and political indicator. The creation of a new script in Oiratia showed that the state had reached a new level of political maturity. It also signaled that it was no longer sufficient merely to possess copies of Buddhist canonical literature in Tibetan or other scripts. A new script allowed for greater popular access to the Buddhist teachings in the Mongolian characters that effectively communicated both eastern and western Mongolian languages. It has been posited that the Clear Script was intended for use by decentralized Mongolian states that in 1640 had entered into a political alliance to counter the growing influence of the Qing empire, a primary rival of the Oirats for control of Inner Asia.
Table of contentsIntroduction
The Characteristics Of Buddhist States In Central Asia
The Seventeenth-Century Oirats
The Great Oirat Gegeen, Zaya Pandita Namkhai Jamtsu
The Clear Script
Failure To Find Peace And Prosperity
ISBN9780199958665 (paperback); 9780199958641 (hardback); 9780199958658 (ebook); 9780190206819 (online content)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199958641.003.0002
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Created date2020.11.13
Modified date2020.11.16



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