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How Vajrapāṇi Became a Mongol
Author Wallace, Vesna A.
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
NoteAuthor Affiliations: Department of Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara
KeywordOchirvaany; Vajrapāṇi; Otgontenger; Vajrapāṇi Mountain; Badarkhundaga Lake; Vajrapāṇi’s thangka; airag; Ochirbat; Bagabandi; Enkhbayar
AbstractIn its response to historical and sociocultural stimuli across Asia, Vajrayāna Buddhism has taken on multiple cultural and national identities through the processes of adaptation, acculturation, and transformation. Using the example of the Mongols’ adoption and adaptation of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist deity Vajrapāṇi, this chapter illustrates the ways in which the assimilation of this Buddhist deity has found its expression in Mongolian cultural and political arenas and in his transformation into a Mongol. Becoming a part of the Mongolian geocultural landscape, the image of a fierce Vajrapāṇi inspired Mongolian folk tales that celebrate his valor and glorious deeds and Mongols’ appropriation of Vajrapāṇi as a protector of the Mongolian state. Vajrapāṇi also protects livestock from thieves and wolves and helps in retrieving stolen or lost livestock. Proclaimed as the land of Vajrapāṇi, Mongolia has been considered his home; he permanently resides on the snow-capped Otgontenger Mountain in the Khangai mountain range.
Table of contentsIntroduction
Vajrapānṇi As The Otgontenger Mountain
Enthronement Of Vajrapānṇi’s Thangka And Its Geopolitical Implications
Vajrapānṇi As Mongol Rulers And As Famous Religious And Political Figures
Conclusion
“How Vajrapānṇi Created The World” (Version One)
“How Vajrapānṇi Created The World” (Version Two)
“How Vajrapānṇi Subdued Rāhu”
“How Vajrapānṇi Subjugated A Demon”
“How Vajrapānṇi Became Blue In Color”
“How Vajrapānṇi Overpowered A Nāga”
ISBN9780199958641 (hardback); 9780199958665 (paperback); 9780199958658 (ebook); 9780190206819 (online content)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199958641.003.0010
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Created date2020.11.13
Modified date2020.11.19



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