Mongolian Buddhism

<p><i>Mongolian Buddhism </i>is the first book to explore the development of Mongolia's state religion from its formation in the thirteenth century around the time of Chinggis Qaan (Genghis Khan) until its demise in the twentieth century under the Soviet Union.<br/><br/>Until its downfall <i>Mongolian Buddhism</i> had served as a scientific political and medical resource for the Mongolian people. During the 1930s Mongolian Buddhist monasticism the caretaker of these resources was methodically and systematically demolished. Lamas were forced to apostatize and were either enslaved or executed. Now after the fall of the Soviet Union <i>Mongolian Buddhism</i> has reemerged in a country that has yet to fully confront its bloody past.<br/><br/>Through historical analysis of Tibetan Chinese and Russian accounts of history Michael Jerryson offers a much-needed religio-political perspective on the ebb and flow of Buddhism and the Sangha in Mongolia.</p>