Oldal 28 [28]
GREETINGS AND ADDRESSINGS
it, and to enlighten the people by lighting the beams of power in the ten directions
and propagating the Teaching about the great and minor ten wisdoms which were
the main texts of the Nalanda school of India. Finally, in this time of the "last con¬
version", many famous sages appeared in the Buddhist world, delighting the people
with the Dharma through their remarkable, respectable literary talents and works
of genius.
But a period of planned, well organized repression started at the beginning of
the 20" century. The ideological policy of Communism was brutally anti-religious.
Between 1937 and 1944, Buddhist Faith was completely prohibited. In spite of the
terror, the light of Buddhism was not extinguished, for we were fortunate enough to
have some blessed, talented lama-scholars who were able to give a good education to
their pupils. Buddhist Faith was also revigorated by the democratic movement in the
1990s. Since the freedom of religion has become law in the new constitution in 1992,
the survival of Buddhist Faith of Mongolia, with its traditional ways, is guaranteed.
We hope that all the participating scholars of this conference will introduce the
academic sources of the above mentioned three eras of Mongolian Buddhism to the
public, to help people to understand the religious history of the country. I personally
deeply believe that this conference contributes to the correction of its false, distorted
image which has been created by the Communist regime. People have to know their
real, objective history, learn from it, and be proud of it.
Finally, I should like to express my gratitude to the organizers of the conference
“Mongolian Buddhism: Tradition and Innovation”, including the Ministry of Educa¬
tion, Culture, Science and Sport, the Fund for Mongolian Studies, and the Embassy
of Mongolia in Hungary.
Lastly, I wish great success to all the scholars and speakers who gathered at
this conference. I happily wish divine benevolence for your achievements and that
they result in the Ten Noble Virtue and help immeasurably many living creatures to
become Buddha’s saints.
May Tranquillity reside here.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 18 April 2019
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