佛教对蒙古文化的影响

THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON MONGOLIAN CULTURE

元代蒙古人接受藏传佛教伊始,翻译佛经即成为最重要的内容。16世纪后期,藏传佛教再度传入蒙古地区。俺达汗和林丹汗时期继承并发扬了这一传统。印度、西藏佛教经典的蒙译,丰富了蒙古人的精神生活,极大地推动了蒙古族文化教育事业的发展,佛教文化构成了全部蒙古文化最重要的部分。同时,译经活动也为佛学的深入研究、保留印藏文化的优良传统做出了具有世界意义的重大贡献。

The translation of Buddhist scriptures became the most important the moment the Mongolians in the Yuan Dynasty accepted Tibetan Buddhism. In the late sixteenth century, Tibetan Buddhism once again was spread into the Mongolian area and the tradition was inherited and developed in the periods of Anda Khan and Lindan Khan. The translation of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist scriptures into the Mongolian language enriched Mongolians＇ spiritual life and greatly propelled the education and culture development of the Mongolian nationality. Buddhist culture constitutes the most important part of overall Mongolian culture. In the meantime, the translation of Buddhist scriptures made contributions of great international significance to the deeper research on Buddhism and the reservation of Indian and Tibetan culture.