Baazr А Bicheev

Biographic Data

ID229205
NAMEBaazr А Bicheev
GIVEN NAMESBaazr А
FAMILY NAMEBicheev
SIGNATUREBICHEEV B А
AFFILIATIONSWeatherford College
ORCID0000-0002-9352-7367
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT15
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Relics of Ancient Sun Cult in Folklore and Ritual Traditions of Kalmyks

    Open AccessK V Chalbanova, Baazr А BicheevARTICLENauchnyi Dialog2025

    This article explores the remnants of the ancient sun worship cult that have persisted within the myths, fairy tales, and ritual practices of the Kalmyk people. The aim of the study is to identify traces of this ancient cult in folklore and ritual traditions, and to determine their symbolic significance in fairy tale narratives and ceremonial actions. The research material includes samples of myths, magical and heroic tales, as well as life-cycle…

  • Buddha in the Mythological Tradition of the Oirats

    Open AccessBaazr А Bicheev, Urnukhdelger DashzevegARTICLEMongolian Studies2024

    Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the religious and mythological tradition of the Oirats, which underlies their ethnic worldview. The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship of different stages in the structure of archaic myths that appeared after the Oirats adopted the Buddhism. Materials and methods. The main material of the study are samples of the Oirats’ myths of Xinjiang, published in folklore collections and…

  • Objects of Refuge

    Open AccessBaazr А BicheevARTICLEORIENTAL STUDIES2024

    The article examines a hierarchical and symbolic structure of objects visualized in the traditional vow-taking practice of Refuge. Goals. The paper seeks to outline the mentioned structure and identify roles (and significance) attributed to the objects of Refuge on the path of spiritual self-improvement in Buddhism. Materials and methods. The study analyzes a seventeenth-century Oirat manuscript serving a guide to the practice of Refuge. The empl…

  • The oirat text, “A guide to refuge practice” (psychotechnic technique of visualization of objects of worship)

    Open AccessB A Bicheev, Baazr А Bicheev et al.ARTICLENations and religions of the…2023

    This article deals with the content of the Oirat text “A Guide to Refuge Practice” that contains instructions on psychotechnical practice of the Buddhist creed. According to Buddhist tradition, entering the path of Buddhist salvation begins with taking refuge. The text of the “Refuge” prayer is a symbol of the Buddhist faith and consists of a synthesis of layman's vows', bodhisattva vows and the fundamental provisions of Buddhist teachings. The p…

  • Buddhist Coast of the Caspian Sea

    Open AccessBaazr А BicheevARTICLEJournal of Frontier Studies2023

    The article analyzes the pragmatic and textological traditions of the ritual for “neutralizing evil words” in the tantric and folk forms of Kalmykia. The popularity of the ritual in the past and present justifies the focus on this aspect. The study aims to analyze the structure and content of the texts used in performing the tantric ritual and in practicing its popular forms. It employs comparative-historical and textological methods based on the…

  • The Putting on Horseback Rite Among the Oirats of Xinjiang

    Open AccessBaazr А BicheevARTICLEEtnografia2023

    Обряд сажания на коня у ойратов Синьцзяна

  • Буддийские тексты, изданные калмыцкими монахами (1900–1918 гг.)

    Open AccessBaazr А BicheevARTICLEMongolian Studies2022

    Introduction. The changes in Imperial Russia’s socioeconomic structures witnessed by the mid-to-late 19th century led to the development of education in Kalmyk society. In the early 20th century, the ethnic intelligentsia initiated a national newspaper, participated in the preparation of textbooks and dictionaries for Kalmyk schools. And the Buddhist clergy were actively involved in the renovation processes. After a long break, ties with the Mong…

  • Happy Marriages Are Blessed in the Heavens, Unhappy Ones Cause Poverty

    Baazr А BicheevARTICLEArchaeology Ethnology and…2021

    В статье рассматриваются традиционные представления о женщине и браке на основе наставлений, приписываемых правителю эпохи «религиозных царей» Усун-Дебескерту-хану и его министрам. Особое внимание уделено женским добродетелям, из которых главная — приверженность долгу перед мужем и детьми. Показано, что требования к женщинам благородного происхождения были выше, чем к остальным, но все они вполне реальные. Это подтверждено историческими свидетель…

  • Happy Marriages Are Blessed in the Heavens, Unhappy Ones Cause Poverty

    Open AccessB A Bicheev, Baazr А BicheevARTICLEArchaeology Ethnology and…2021

    This study examines traditional ideas of women and marriage, based on the instructions attributed to one of the rulers of the epoch of the “Religious Kings”—Usun-Debeskertu-Khan, and his ministers. The focus is made on female virtues, the most important of which is adherence to duties in relation to the husband and children. The standards that noble women had to comply with were higher than those concerning other women, but still quite realistic,…

  • Семь десятилетий ойратоведения в КНР (1949‒2019 гг.)

    Open AccessNa Alatengaoqier, Baazr А BicheevARTICLEORIENTAL STUDIES2020

    Introduction. Historically, the Oirats of China mainly live in the territory of Xinjiang, in the provinces of Qinghai, Gansu, and in the Western part of Inner Mongolia. Some of the Olets (descendants of Dzungars) live in the steppe part of the Emin Gol of the Hulun Buir Aimag of Inner Mongolia, in Fuyu County of Heilongjiang Province, and in Chengdu, Hebei Province. In the modern historical science of China, until the mid-20th century the Oirats …

  • The Story of Usun Debeskertu Khan’

    Open AccessBaazr А BicheevARTICLEMongolian Studies2019

    The Story of Usun Debeskertu Khan is a most famous Oirat (Kalmyk) Clear Script literary composition. The text consists of homilies delivered by Tibetan King Tri Palpachen and his sixteen senior executives. It was translated into Oirat after Clear Script was created in 1648. Its popularity and widest distribution are attested by multiple copies included into Mongolian-language manuscript collections of Russia, Mongolia and China. The colophon says…

  • The Story of Usun Debeskertu Khan’

    Open AccessBaazr А BicheevARTICLEMongolian Studies2019

    Precepts regarding mutual attitudes between husband and wife in many traditional cultures can essentially be reduced to a single common postulate: with equal mutual love and respect stipulated, husband is assigned the role of head of household, and wife - that of the latter’s subordinate. And views on the woman’s role in the context of the Indo-Tibetan cultural tradition are no exception. Through the use of different educational techniques, inclu…

  • A. Taiva and His Fairy-Tale Poem

    Open AccessBaazr А Bicheev, Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RASARTICLEMongolian Studies2018

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  • A Recording of the Jangar Epic Songs (a Report by N. O. Ochirov)

    Open AccessBaazr А Bicheev, Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS et al.ARTICLEMongolian Studies2018

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  • The Poetic Tale Unenku Torliktu Khan by Na. Usme

    Open AccessBaazr А Bicheev, Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RASARTICLEMongolian Studies2017

    Статья посвящена анализу содержания сказки, опубликованной известной в Синьцзяне поэтессой На. Узмэ. Текст представляет собой один из устных вариантов письменного произведения, известного под названием «История Унэкер Торликту-хана». При анализе его содержания выяснилось, что текст не является фольклорными произведением. Он представляет собой литературную поэму-сказку с характерными для такого произведения, созданного На. Узмэ на основе существую…