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An untitled Mongolian manuscript kept at Saint Petersburg State University Library contains descriptions of prophetic dreams of the father and the mother of an unspecified “reincarnated lama” (Mong. qubilγan). This manuscript once belonged to Prince Yunli (1697–1738), a powerful Manchu statesman who himself was a Tibetan Buddhist and headed the Lifanyuan (the Ministry for the Tributary Territories.). Judging from the dates and people mentioned in the text it is possible to conclude that it refers to a candidate for recognition as the reincarnation of the deceased Changkya Qutuγtu Ngawang Choden (1642–1714).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOriental Studies: Global and Local Perspectives
EditorsAgata Bareja-Starzyńska
Place of PublicationWarsaw
PublisherElipsa
Pages184-192
ISBN (Print)9788366847330
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameSeries of the Committee of Oriental Studies
Volume45

    Research areas

  • Tibetan Buddhism, reincarnations, Qinghai, Mongolian manuscripts, Rolbi Dorje Rol pa’i rdo rje

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