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Religious ‘Revival’ After Socialism? Eclecticism and Globalisation Amongst Lay Buddhists in Ulaanbaatar

Religious ‘Revival’ After Socialism? Eclecticism and Globalisation Amongst Lay Buddhists in... This article questions whether the term ‘revival’ is apt for describing the reidentification of Mongols with Buddhism in Ulaanbaatar. Religious beliefs and practices of lay Buddhists in Ulaanbaatar tend to be characterised by openness, a lack of dogmatism, and eclecticism, rather than a revival of old religiosities. Due to the styles of and preferences for religious education, religious concepts such as reincarnation, enlightenment and karma are often very different to conventional Buddhist interpretations and from one another; meditation is frequently learned about from New Religious Movements rather than from Buddhist institutions; and the concept of Buddha ( Burkhan ) is being influenced by monotheistic religious ideas. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Inner Asia Brill

Religious ‘Revival’ After Socialism? Eclecticism and Globalisation Amongst Lay Buddhists in Ulaanbaatar

Inner Asia , Volume 14 (2): 279 – Jan 1, 2012

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2012 Global oriental
ISSN
1464-8172
eISSN
2210-5018
DOI
10.1163/22105018-90000005
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Abstract

This article questions whether the term ‘revival’ is apt for describing the reidentification of Mongols with Buddhism in Ulaanbaatar. Religious beliefs and practices of lay Buddhists in Ulaanbaatar tend to be characterised by openness, a lack of dogmatism, and eclecticism, rather than a revival of old religiosities. Due to the styles of and preferences for religious education, religious concepts such as reincarnation, enlightenment and karma are often very different to conventional Buddhist interpretations and from one another; meditation is frequently learned about from New Religious Movements rather than from Buddhist institutions; and the concept of Buddha ( Burkhan ) is being influenced by monotheistic religious ideas.

Journal

Inner AsiaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2012

Keywords: Buddhism; Mongolia; Ulaanbaatar; globalisation; postsocialist; cosmopolitanism; revival; New Religious Movements; Christianity

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