Author Affiliation: University of Western Australia, Australia
關鍵詞
Buddhism; Mongolia; Ulaanbaatar; globalisation; postsocialist; cosmopolitanism; revival; New Religious Movements; Christianity
摘要
This article questions whether the term 'revival' is apt for describing the re-identification of Mongols with Buddhism in Ulaanbaatar. Religious beliefs and practices of lay Buddhists in Ulaanbaatar tend to be characterised by openness, a lack of dogmatism, and eclecticism, rather than a revival of old religiosities. Due to the styles of and preferences for religious education, religious concepts such as reincarnation, enlightenment and karma are often very different to conventional Buddhist interpretations and from one another; meditation is frequently learned about from New Religious Movements rather than from Buddhist institutions; and the concept of Buddha (Burkhan) is being influenced by monotheistic religious ideas.
目次
ABSTRACT 279 Keywords 279 RELIGIOUS COSMOPOLITANISM AND COMPOSITIONISM IN ULAANBAATAR 281 IRREGULARITY AND OPACITY OF VISITS TO THE TEMPLE 283 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE PRIVATE SPHERE 285 FOLK RITUALS AND TRADITIONS 286 ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF RELIGIOSITY: NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS 289 CHRISTIANITY: GOD, BUDDHA AND HEAVEN 292 CONCLUSION 295 NOTES 296 REFERENCES 296
