Buddhism in the Soviet Union: Annihilation or survival?

Bräker, Hans

doi:10.1080/09637498308431057

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“…The Soviets cultivated relationships with international Buddhists, but continued to persecute practitioners within the country. 2 The Buddhist Cultural Council of the USSR was established as the overseeing organization for Soviet Buddhists; Braker (1983) suggests that it served more as a foreign policy tool than as an advocacy group representative of Buddhists in the country. Lamas at Ivolginsky Datsan were required to study the foundations of Marxist-Leninist doctrine before turning to Buddhist texts (Humphrey 1995).…”

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Religious practice and belief in the Republic of Buryatia: comparing across faiths and national groups

Holland

2014

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Using results from a 2010 survey conducted in the Republic of Buryatia, this paper compares the responses of Russians and Buryats on questions of religious practice and belief, as well as the role of religion and religious organizations in the political sphere of contemporary Russia. Buryats more commonly identify with a religion and more frequently attend religious services in comparison to Russians living in the republic. There is greater consonance between the two groups on the public role of religion, with both Russians and Buryats generally supportive of the recent extension of religious education into schools and the creation of national holidays for all traditional religions, among other issues.

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Religious practice and belief in the Republic of Buryatia: comparing across faiths and national groups

Holland

2014

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Tarp paklusnumo ir subversijos: buriatų budizmas ir valstybė

Jonutytė¹

2021

Lithuanian Ethnology: Studies in Social Anthropology and Ethnol

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Between Submission and Subversion: Buryat Buddhism and the State This article explores the relationship between Buddhism and the state in Buryatia, historically and today. Buryatia is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious republic in the Russian Federation. It is argued in this paper that the case of Buryatia shows how the state and religion not only exert a mutual influence on each other, but their entanglement runs deeper. The article argues that these spheres shape each other, at times competing, and at other times coexisting in synergy. This detailed exploration of Buryat Buddhism, historically and today, aims to contribute to our understanding of Buddhism and the state, and also to our understanding of contemporary Russia. Key words: Buryat Buddhism, Buddhism and the state, Buryatia, Russia, religion.

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Transplanting Buddhism : An Investigation Into The Spread Of Buddhism, With Reference To Buddhism In South Africa

Clasquin-Johnson¹

1999

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Buddhism in the Soviet Union: Annihilation or survival?

Cited by 3 publications

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Religious practice and belief in the Republic of Buryatia: comparing across faiths and national groups

Religious practice and belief in the Republic of Buryatia: comparing across faiths and national groups

Tarp paklusnumo ir subversijos: buriatų budizmas ir valstybė

Transplanting Buddhism : An Investigation Into The Spread Of Buddhism, With Reference To Buddhism In South Africa

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