Mongols's Contribution To The Development Of Mongolian Buddhism

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There are many factors that contributed to the Mongolian Buddhism that we see exist today. Buddhism in Mongolia began with the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) emperors’ conversion to Tibetan Buddhism. The Mongols returned to their old Shamanist way after the collapse of their empire and it was not until the 16th and 17th centuries that Buddhism reemerged. Buddhism in Mongolia derives much of its recent characteristic from Tibetan Buddhism of the Gelug and Kagyu linage, but its distinct and presents its own unique characteristics. Various Mongol Khans, nobilities and Qing emperors have contributed to the development of Buddhism among Mongols. The Mongolian Buddhism that exist today, mostly because of their efforts and ability to influence Mongols through many ways including and not limited to art and literature. …show more content…

Among many Mongol Khans, Kublai Khan and Altan Khan had some great impacts on Buddhism in Mongolian. Kublai Khan, reigned from 1620-1294, is the grandson of Chinges Khan, and the fifth Khan of Mongol Empire. He established the Yuan-dynasty in 1271. He invited lama Drogon Chogyal Phagpa of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism to spread Buddhism throughout the realm, because of Kublai Khan, Buddhism became the de facto state religion of the Mongol Yuan state. Kublai Khan gave an order to Phagpa lama to design a new writing system to unify the writing system of the multilingual empire, today it is known as, the ‘Phags-pa script’, or the ‘square script’. Kublai Khan’s intentions to spread Buddhism throughout his empire, as a result, Tibetan Buddhist monasticism made an important impact on the early development of Mongolian

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