| Titre | Der Buddhismus in der Sowjetunion | |
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| Auteur | Hans Bräker | |
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Revue |
Cahiers du monde russe Titre à cette date : Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique |
| Numéro | volume 22, no 2-3, avril-septembre 1981 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Chronique |
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| Page | 329-338 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Hans Braker, Buddhism in the Soviet Union.
The object of this article is first of all to analyse certain aspects of the development of the Thibetan branch of Buddhism (Lamaism), such as it appears in the Soviet Union. Starting from this analysis, the article endeavours to describe the attempts of this religious community after 1917 to adjust itself to the Soviet system by proceeding to a certain modernisation of the religious content of its doctrine. It would seem that the religious survival of Buddhism can be ensured in this way only. Such a line of action could not prevent the Moscow policy, which during the years 1928-1940 endeavoured to suppress all religious beliefs, from finally annihilating the whole Buddhist community. However, the recent discussions on Buddhism in the Soviet press tend to demonstrate that it constitutes at present, even more intensely than in the past, the essential basis of the life of Mongols, Buriats, Kalmuks and Tuvins. In this respect, Buddhism does not differ from other religions in the Soviet Union, where the number of Buddhists is at present in the neighbourhood of 600 000. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cmr_0008-0160_1981_num_22_2_1918 |
