2. Highlights & Heroes of Mongolian Buddhism

Dark Days

courtesy of FPMT Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Lovon Lama

In 1937, during the political repression, I was 24 or 25 years old. At that time in Mongolia, there were 700 monasteries and temples. But, between 1937 and 1938, in only 2 years, all the temples and monasteries were destroyed. There were 100,000 monks and students at 700 monasteries and temples and they were all executed.

This is a picture of my guru-teacher, Tara-teacher, the one that was 58 years old. And this picture was shot just before his execution. He was executed on October 25th, 1937.

Khamba Lama Choijamts

They were very black days in Mongolian history because these statues and tangkas were collected from centuries ago and they were the zenith of Mongolian art. They showed the Mongolian peoples development and their way of relating to spiritual things. This flourishing of art and of Mongolian culture was destroyed completely.

 

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  • repression: using force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom
  • executed: to kill someone as a punishment
  • zenith: the time when something is strongest and most successful

Ref: Google Dictionary, Oxford Learners Dictionaries, kids.wordsmyth.com, MacMillan Dictionary, Word Hippo

  • repression: дарангуйлал - бүлэг хүмүүсийг удирдах, эрх чөлөөг нь хязгаарлах хүчийг ашиглана
  • executed: гүйцэтгэсэн - хэн нэгнийг шийтгэхийн тулд хүнийг алах
  • zenith: зенит - хамгийн хүчтэй, хамгийн амжилттай үед байсан цаг

Source: Translate.Google.com

  • repression: репрессия - адамдар тобын басқару үшін күш қолданып, олардың еркіндігін шектейді
  • executed: орындалды - біреуді жазалау ретінде өлтіру
  • zenith: зенит - бір нәрсе күшті және ең табысты болған уақыт

Source: Translate.Google.com

 

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