Předbajkalský buddhismus pohledem československých legionářů : interiér Alarského kláštera

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This contribution analyses several photographs made by Czechoslovak legionaries; these photographs capture various aspects of Buryat Buddhism in Cis-Baikalia - monks, lay people, their cult structures, temples and shrines and also interiors, altars etc. The set of about twenty photographs of this type were found in the Central Military Archive of the Czech Republic in Prague, they have not been precisely identified and have a remarkable testimonial value. They capture the state of Buryat Buddhism before the Bolshevik revolution whose effects became apparent in this region only after the departure of foreign intervention armies, including Czechoslovak legionaries. It is not an extensive and systematically created set; the photographs were discovered more or less by accident and they do not represent a targeted collection. Nevertheless their historical value is significant and they illustrate the situation around Lake Baikal very well. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Luboš Bělka, 1958-

Document Type

Articles

Physical Description

il.

Published in

Nový Orient. -- ISSN 0029-5302. -- Roč. 67, č. 1 (2012), s. 57-61

Subjects

orientální civilizace

oriental civilization

články

journal articles

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