Manuscripts from the Village of Kizhinga, Ul. Kommunisticheskaya, 38/2, Kizhinginskii Raion, Republic of Buryatia
Scope & Content:
The manuscripts belong to a private library of lama Rinchin Buyantuev. He inherited it from his grandfather Gombo Shoinzhonov who was a lama of Chesan monastery until the 1930s. Later he lived with his family in Kizhinga village.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Buriat, Mongolian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Undetermined
Transliterated title: Incipit (1v): na mo a'a rya t'a re,oM bcom ldan 'das ma…. A story of bodhisattva Tara Tibetan pagination.. Ms, Russian paper, black ink, 6 lines on page, 22x7 cm. 1r-2v
Manuscripts from Aginskii Datsan (dechen Lhundubling), Village Aginskoe, Zabaikal'skii Krai
Scope & Content:
The manuscripts are the property of the community of Aginskii datsan. After datsan was closed in the 1930s the books were preserved by locals, and then returned back to the Aginskii datsan after it was opened again in 1945.
While it is an archive that represents elite perspectives, the Sikkim Palace Archives, is also the first collection of local origin to be made freely and universally accessible for international scholarship, presenting a perspective of events and characters as experienced from within looking out...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dzongkha, English, French, Hindi, Lepcha, Malayalam, Nepali, Tibetan, and Urdu
Correspondence between H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama and Palden Thondup Namgyal (Chogyal r.1965-1982)
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Correspondence regarding the destruction of religious books and artefacts by the Chinese in Lhasa and the welfare of Tibetan refugees in Sikkim. Original file reference: SPA/RA/DL/005. Extent of original material: 78 pages. This file contains the following 63 items: EAP880/1/4/5/1: Telegram to...
Documents related to Princess Sangay Deki Namgyal's death. Original file reference: SPA/PA/BD/001. Extent of original material: 406 pages. This file contains the following 372 items: EAP880/1/5/1/1: Letter from the Dewan regarding the deterioration of Princess Sangay Deki Namgyal's health, 195...