Buddhist Modernity and New-Age Spirituality in Contemporary Mongolia

The Grand Maitreya Project of Mongolia: A Colossal Statue-cum-Stupa for a Happy Future of ‘Loving ♡Kindness’

“…In theory, one cubit is 45.5 centimetres; 80 cubits are 36.40 metres, but the cubit is 'adjusted' according to place and time; it can be based on the body length/ell of great masters and can measure 33 or 36 centimetres(Czaja 2018).24 The Ninth Panchen Lama was accused of having put too much money in it(Czaja 2018). 25 The Megjid Janraisig was cast between 1911 and 1913 in order to restore the sight back to the Eighth Jebtsundamba (1869-1924)(Czaja 2015).26 On the revival of Buddhism in Mongolia and an overview of the different Buddhist centres, from the more 'Mongolian traditional Buddhist' to groups funded by international organizations that promote teachings to laypeople:Bareja-Starzyńska and Havnevik 2006;Jadamba and Schittich 2010;Wallace 2015;Havnevik 2017; Abrahms-Kavunenko 2019. These studies sometimes contrast 'traditional' monasteries and global Buddhist centres; but monasteries such as Tibetan-affiliated Gandan also have international networks connected to the Tibetan diaspora living in India or elsewhere, put emphasis on charity work and environmentalism and even organize rock concerts.…”