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Buddhist monasteries
Strictly set, constricted
Buddhist NGOs
Relatively flexible, open and critical
Consists of monks and
priests specially trained
in religious education
Consists mainly of people experienced or
having social communication skills, not
necessarily trained in religious education
Comprehensive, but too
complex and difficult
Slow decision making process
at the managerial level
Smaller, good coherence between units
Dogmatic, doctrinal
Promotional and educational
Slow, but constant
and continual
Sharp, sharp like ascending
and descending
Monks
Lay people and monks
There were 7500 non-governmental organizations registered with the General
Authority of State Registration of Mongolia between March 2006 and September
2013, of which 48 NGOs were Buddhist NGOs. Founders of these organizations are
comprised of two types of stakeholders as follows:
1. Buddhist monks and priests with the aim to explain Buddhist teachings and
doctrines and enlighten the public awareness.
2. Lay people and devotees with the aim to spread Buddhist teachings and
doctrines to cultivate the meaning of compassion and humanitarian views.
Of these organizations, 90 percent (or 43) were operating in Ulaanbaatar, while only
five organizations were operating in local provinces including one in Bulgan, one
in Dornogow’, one in Khéwsgél and two in Owérkhangai provinces respectively.
Based on the organizational rules, functions, mission and objectives, scope of the
social works in these organizations are as follows:
1. Practice and performance of religious rituals. Act of collective veneration,
chanting, meditation, and offering in the shrine.
2. Enlightening, building awareness and dissemination. Supporting the building
of humane and compassionate morality in individuals, families and commu¬
nities through promotion and interpretation of Buddhist teachings and holy
scriptures.
3. Protection and conservation of nature and environment. Environmental protec¬
tion and rehabilitation based on Buddhist teachings.
4. Social and humanitarian activities. Providing support for people and youth
from low-income families for education and self-development, and providing
spiritual and material support for poor and homeless people.
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