Ulaanbaatar
Presenting New Research Findings on Mongolian Literature Written in Tibetan
Society
Ulaanbaatar, December 18, 2024 /MONTSAME/. The Department of Literature and Art Studies at the School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia, is organizing a series of Professor Seminars on Tibetan-language literature studies, presenting doctoral students' research findings to the public.
Mongolian literary history boasts a vast collection of works translated from Chinese, Tibetan, and Indian sources. In addition, Mongolians who mastered Tibetan as a second native language have contributed significantly to the corpus of Tibetan-language literature.
Prominent figures such as Tsakhar Geshe Luvsanchultem, Sumbe Khambo Ishbaljir of Huh Nuur, Undur Gegeen Zanabazar, Noyon Khutagt Danzanravjaa, and Agvaan Dorjiev have played pivotal roles in enriching Mongolian Tibetan-language literature and shaping Mongolia's cultural and religious heritage.
The seminars have featured discussions on the following notable research projects:
- Ph.D. Ganzaya Yagaan’s “Literary Works on Khisheg Dallaga (Ritual Offerings and Blessings) in Indian, Tibetan, and Mongolian Literature”
- Dr. P. Nyamlkhagva’s “Characteristics of Poetic Composition in the Works of Zava Damdin Gavj Luvsandayan”
- Doctoral researcher M. Uuganbayar’s “The Tradition, Key Representatives, and Surviving Texts of Epistolary Literature in Mongolian Tibetan-Language Literature”
- Doctoral researcher D. Munkh-Otgon’s “Bilingual (Tibetan and Mongolian) Literary Works in the Tradition of Noyon Khutagt Danzanravjaa”
- Doctoral researcher B. Oyunbileg’s “A Study on the Biography and Works of Jamyangarav”
- Doctoral researcher M. Gankhuyag’s “Monastery and Temple Praise Poetry in Mongolian Tibetan-Language Literature”
- Doctoral researcher Khusel’s “The Literary Tradition and Surviving Texts of Travel Literature in Mongolian Tibetan-Language Works”
Another significant researcher, doctoral candidate Khusel, visiting from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, is investigating the tradition of travel literature, an influential genre within Mongolian journalism. His work emphasizes the evolution and significance of "Travelogue Literature."
These seminars continue to enrich understanding and scholarship in the field of Tibetan-language literature, reflecting Mongolia’s deep cultural and literary heritage.
