DOI: 10.30792/2949-5768-2024-8-94-100
BUDDHIST TEACHINGS FOR LAYPEOPLE
Ayakova Zhargal Ayushievna – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Buryat State Agricultural Academy named after V.R. Filippov (Ulan-Ude, Russia).
E-mail: azhargal@yandex.ru.
Today a significant role is played by the educational activities of Buryat lamas who have attained the highest scholarly degree of Geshe in the Indian monastery-university of Drepung Gomang. Upon returning to Buryatia after completing their studies, they serve in datsans and engage in teaching activities at Russia’s only Buddhist University «Dashi Choinkhorlin». Over the past decade Buryat Geshes have systematically given teachings on Buddhist philosophy at the request of laypeople in Buryat and Russian languages. Buddhist teachers (Bagsha) emphasize the practical values of these teachings, which serve not only to enrich the intellect but also to foster morality, appropriate behavior, and lifestyle development.
