The Rite of Cutting off the ‘Black Tongue’ — and Buddhist Protective Ritual: Contradictions of Ethical Grounds Analyzed

Introduction. The article analyzes the Buddhist protective ritual against slander popular among Kalmyk Buddhists in the form of the rite of cutting off the ‘black tongue’. Despite studies prove a direct connection between the rite and pre-Buddhist beliefs, its practice by clerics who actively promot...

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Published in:	Oriental Studies
Main Author:	Yulia Yu. Erendzhenova
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2022-11-01
Subjects:	buddhist culture protective ritual kalmyks rite of cutting off the ‘black tongue’ buddhist ethics personal development
Online Access:	https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3853