Social portrait Buddhist pilgrim of Buryatia: from traditional to online format (based on the results of a sociological study)
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2021.2.7Keywords:
Buddhism; pilgrim; online pilgrime; social portrait; Buryatia; BuryatsAbstract
The article presents the results of a sociological study of the modern portrait of a Buddhist “online pilgrim” in Buryatia. In January 2021, we interviewed 28 pilgrims who participated in Buddhist rituals and study sessions online. The respondents were selected through a three-stage process and had to match the following criteria: Buryatia as the place of residence; participation in real-life pilgrimages to places of worship; taking part in a virtual religious event in 2020 or 2021.
As of now, an online Buddhist pilgrim in Buryatia is, in most cases, a woman aged 40 to 60 who has a higher education degree, and a non-manufacturing job. The contemporary online pilgrim is a Buddhist by tradition, following Buddhism since childhood. She mostly gets involved in a traditional pilgrimage, but, nevertheless, chooses to participate in a virtual religious events - e.g., an online pilgrimage to the Teachers.
Despite having an average or below average income, representatives of this social cross-section of Buryatia Buddhists made the average two or three pilgrimage trips (57.1% of respondents went on four or more), and plan to take at least another four.
The composition of the respondents is predominantly female (92.9%). While those aged 40 to 60 years remained the most active participants, those aged 55 to 60 had a formidable presence, Members of the latter group keep planning new trips. The most important destinations tha
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ника Бурятии: от традиционного к онлайн формату (по результатам социологического исследования) // Новые
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Ochirova O. A., Antonov V. I., Badmaev V. N., Purevsuren B. and Petrova A. A. Sotsial'nyi portret buddista-palomnika
Buriatii: ot traditsionnogo k onlain formatu (po rezul'tatam sotsiologicheskogo issledovaniia) [Social portrait Buddhist
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Tuva, 2021, no. 2, pp. 79‑91 (In Russ.). DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.25178/nit.2021.2.7
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Oyuuna A. Ochirova, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management
Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Department of Social Technologies, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management.
Postal address: 40B Bldg.1 Klyuchevskaya St., 670013 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (3012) 43-14-15.
E-mail: sociologm@mail.ru
Vladimir I. Antonov, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Department of Philosophy, History and Cultural Studies, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management.
Postal address: 40B Bldg.1 Klyuchevskaya St., 670013 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (961) 844-37-73.
E-mail: wlanto50@mail.ru
Valery N. Badmaev, Gorodovikov Kalmyk State University
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studie, Kalmyk State University named after B. B. Gorodovikov.
Postal address: 11 Pushkin St., 358000, Elista, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (961) 844-37-73.
E-mail: badmav07@yandex.ru
Byambakhishig Purevsuren, Institute of Philosophy, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Doctor (Ph.D), Professor and Director, Institute of Philosophy, Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
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Aryuna A. Petrova, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management
Candidate of History, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, History and Cultural Studies, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management.
Postal address: 40B Bldg.1 Klyuchevskaya St., 670013 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation.
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