Buddhism and mobility. Nomadic monasteries of Mongolia, 16th-19th century
Beside stationary Buddhist monasteries, the Mongols also had itinerant monasteries with felt and wooden temples that periodically moved in the steppes and mountains of Inner Asia. Most of them eventually settled down in the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, but up to the early 20th century, a f...
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Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines
2026
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| Résumé: | Beside stationary Buddhist monasteries, the Mongols also had itinerant monasteries with felt and wooden temples that periodically moved in the steppes and mountains of Inner Asia. Most of them eventually settled down in the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, but up to the early 20th century, a few mobile monasteries continued to nomadise in western Mongolia. This paper first argues that there is no reason for a Buddhist monastery not to be made up of felt tents and frequently change locations, and that lightweight, demountable architecture is not restricted to the ger (yurt) but includes prestigious large structures. Finally, it examines the mobility patterns of itinerant monasteries and the various reasons for their moves to determine whether their migration was a matter of choice or necessity. |
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