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ACCOUNT OF THE THIRD CONFERENCE ON MONGOLIAN BUDDHISM
Kingdom) participated and presented papers in English, Mongolian, and Russian.
Apart from the European and Asian scholars, representatives of many Mongolian
communities (from Mongolia; Kalmykia and Buryatia; Inner Mongolia, Qinghai
and Xinjiang Provinces) visited the conference and introduced the results of their
researches. The topics of the presentations covered various aspects of Mongolian
Buddhism and a wide range of research fields was represented. Sessions were
organized for presentations on 1) Buddhist art and symbols, 2) history of Mongolian
Buddhism, 3) life of saints, reincarnations, and eminent monks, 4) studies on
Buddhist philosophy and science, 5) Buddhist literature, sacred texts and other
written sources, 6) monasteries and sacred sites, 7) linguistic aspects, 8) prayers
and rites. A uniqueness of the forum was a separate section devoted to the study of
Buddhism in Kalmykia.
The conference program, the abstracts of the presentations and photos of the event
are available at the website of the conference: http://innerasia.hu/event/mongolian¬
buddhism-conference-2019.
We are grateful to Eötvös Lorand University and all co-operated institutes and
individuals for supporting the event.
KRISZTINA TELEKI
Research Centre for Mongolian Studies,
Eötvös Loránd University
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