Rituals of worship towards Goddess Yanzhima in the Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia

Authors

  • Viktoria V. Lygdenova Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Keywords:

traditional believes; Buddhism; Shamanism; Buryats; goddess Yanzhima; ethnography; archaization; religious syncretism

Abstract

Annual three days rituals of worship towards Buddhist goddess Yanzhima in the Barguzinsky and Kurumkansky districts of the Republic of Buryatia are considered in the article: the ritual of worship towards water spirits "LusuudTakhilga”, the ritual of worship towards the owner of the mountain "Barkhan-Uul”, praying and worship towards Goddess Yanzhima and the celebration of her appearance on the sacred stone.

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Published

01.03.2015

How to Cite

Lygdenova, V. V. (2015) “Rituals of worship towards Goddess Yanzhima in the Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia”, The New Research of Tuva, 1. Available at: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/44 (Accessed: 22.11.2024).

Issue

No. 1 (2015)

Section

Nomads of the Asian continent

Author Biography

Viktoria V. Lygdenova, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Candidate of Philosophy, research associate, Institute of Archeology and Ethnography

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