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	ZANABAZAR
		One of Zanabazar's large sculptural projects was his series of Green Tara and her twenty-one manifestations, four pieces of which are seen here.
		Zanabazar was enthroned as a Living Buddha and Head of the Faith in 1639 at a great meeting of the Seven Banners of the Khalkha.
		Zanabazar was renowned as an outstanding scholar and a sculptor, and was reputed to have magical powers in addition to his fine intellect.
	aduuchin.tripod.com /mon/id27.html (787 words)

	Buddhism / list of buddhist topics / jetsundamba
		Zanabazar was the son of Prince Tosiyetu Khan, ruler of the Khan Uula district of Mongolia, and himself became the head of the Khalkha Mongols and the spiritual leader of northern Mongolia.
		In 1640, Zanabazar a direct descendent of the Great Chinggis Khaan, was recognized by the Panchen Lama and the Dalai Lama, as a Living Buddha and was thus, enthroned as the head of the Gelug tradition in Mongolia.
		Zanabazar rapidly acclimated to his recognition and his youth was accompanied by wondrous occurrences.
	www.buddhism-guide.com /buddhism/jetsundamba.htm (623 words)

	Zanabazar - Amarbayasgalant Monastery :: Reviving Buddhism in Mongolia
		Zanabazar - Amarbayasgalant Monastery :: Reviving Buddhism in Mongolia
		Zanabazar`s father Tushet Khan Gombodorj was the offspring of Chingis Khagan`s family, grandson of Abutai Sain Khan, son of nobleman Onokhui Uizen, third son of Gersenz Jalair Khuntaiji, who was the son of Batmunkh Dayan Khagan.
		Zanabazar, receiving the invitation of Nairalt Tuv Khan of Chin Empiry, visited Beijing on the 14th day of the first month of the year of the Water hare (1723) and was killed in the Yellow monastery of Beijing.
	www.amarbayasgalant.org /zanabazar.shtml (318 words)

	Zanabazar - Wikipedia
		Zanabazar jedoch widerstand diesem Druck und erreichte, dass die Mongolei ein unabhängiges Land blieb, wenn auch unter der Kontrolle der Mandschu.
		Zanabazar hatte der Legende nach eine Gemahlin, die als „Mädchenprinz“ bekannt ist und eine ebenso geschickte Bildhauerin wie er gewesen sein soll.
		Zanabazar soll seine Taras nach ihrem Vorbild angefertigt haben.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zanabazar (785 words)

	Suburbs of Ulaanbaatar
		Zanabazar lived here for 30 years - this is where he created the Soyombo, now the national symbol, the Mongolian script and 21 Dari Ekh statuettes (some of which were stolen in 1997, but since recovered).
		There are three 'footprints' in the rock, one said to be of Zanabazar, one of a child, one of a horse.
		You will need to have a guide to get you there and camping gear and supplies to stay, but it is a stunningly beautiful atmospheric and peaceful spot for a day or more of meditation and far too isolated for coach loads of package trippers.
	www.miracletravel.ru /eng/10/0406.shtml (298 words)

	Mongolian Matters - News from Mongolia: 370th anniversary of the birth of Zanabazar
		THE 370TH anniversary of the birth of the first Bogd Khaan Zanabazar was celebrated on July 29 and 30 in Khar Khorin, Ovorkhangai aimag.
		Enkhbayar explained that Zanabazar used the Soyombo to express his simple teaching that events that happen to a person or people are a direct result of the people’s actions.
		Zanabazar lived from 1635 to 1723 and was the most important state and religious figure of his time.
	www.mongolianmatters.com /2005/08/370th-anniversary-of-birth-of.html (550 words)

	The Life of Zanabazar — The First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia – Chapter 4 - Zanabazar's First Trip to Tibet
		Since Zanabazar had overseen the founding of Baruun Khuree-or Shankh, as it later became known-just two years before it is possible that he was in residence there just before he began his sojourn to Tibet.
		Zanabazar would certain have seen the Tree of Great Merit, which existed up until at least the 1840s, when it was observed by two to Catholic missionaries, Huc and Gabet.
		Zanabazar was so deeply impressed by what he had experienced during his travels around Tibet that he wanted to stay in the country indefinitely.
	www.tibetan-museum-society.org /java/arts-culture-The-Life-of-Zanabazar-chapter4.jsp (6125 words)

	Don Croner's World Wide Wanders: Mongolia \| Zanabazar vs. School of Zanabazar
		Zanabazar, or at least his school, is finally making the Big Time, in the Big Apple no less.
		The dealers are being very cagey as to the works they are selling are from the School of Zanabazar or by the Master himself.
		It would probably be best to view the "School of Zanabazar" works in situ in the Big Apple to get the best impression of them.
	www.doncroner.com /2005/03/mongolia-zanabazar-vs-school-of.html (371 words)

	famous-mongolians
		Born in 1635, Zanabazar is Mongolia’s earliest Buddhist leader and first high reincarnated lama, as well as a politician, diplomat and renowned sculptor.
		Zanabazar returned to Mongolia to spread Tibetan Buddhism and created many famous bronze statues of Buddha.
		Zanabazar was murdered in 1723 during a visit to Peking soon after the Manchu emperor died, according to a biography published in 1995.
	danielroy.tripod.com /cgi-bin/alternate/mongolia/famous-mongolians.html (2170 words)

	The Chojin Lama Museum — Zanabazar Art Exhibit
		The little boy was given the name Zanabazar, a combination of the word zana, which is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning "knowledge" or "wisdom", and the word bazar, meaning "thunderbolt".
		Zanabazar left Mongolia late in 1649, the exact day and month unknown.
		Zanabazar returned to Mongolia as a newly converted member of Gelugpa sect and armed with a brief to convert his fellow Mongolian to the same Yellow Hat beliefs.
	www.tibetan-museum-society.org /java/Chojin-Lama-Museum-Zanabazar-Art-Exhibit.jsp (553 words)

	Dancing Demons - Ceremonial Masks of Mongolia
		In turn, Sonam Gyatso pronounced Altan Khan to be the reincarnation of Khubilai Khan, thus beginning a long and close relationship between the Mongol Khans and the Tibetan theocracy.
		Zanabazar was an enormously important spiritual figure who helped unite Mongolia’s chiefs under Buddhism, built monasteries, and preached the faith.
		It was Zanabazar who, in 1656, introduced the Maitreya festival into Mongolia.
	www.asiasociety.org /arts/mongolia/buddha.html (963 words)

	Amarbayasgalant
		Zanabazar assista à ses funérailles et à l'avènement de Yongzheng.
		Et puis, tout au fond de cette même salle, dans une sorte de chapelle latérale, une statuette représentant Zanabazar et vêtue, elle aussi, d'écharpes et de soieries.
		Les autres statues et uvres d'art bouddhiques, dues à Zanabazar ou à ses disciples - celles du moins qui ont échappé aux razzias des années 30 - ont été transférées dans les musées d'Oulan Bator où l'on peut les contempler à loisir.
	www.anda-mongolie.com /propos/religion/amarb28.html (1604 words)

	Mongolia. Facts for the visitors. Information for travelers. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Born in 1635, Zanabazar is one of Mongolia's most remarkable and versatile figures.
		Zanabazar was also a political figure and his struggle with the Zungar Oirad leader Galdan led to Mongolia's submission to the Manchus in 1691.
		You wiil see many of Zanabazar's creations in monas-:er'es and museums in Mongolia, and there is a fine collection of his art (particularly his Tara and 3hyc.ni Buddha statues) in the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts in Ulaanbaator.
	www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/info20.shtml (689 words)

	The Life of Zanabazar: First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The small temple in center is near where Zanabazar was believed to have been born.
		Some sources claim Zanabazar was born right here, while others claim that he was born about a mile and half away, behind a small pond, and that his umbilical cord was buried here.
		A painting and statue of Zanabazar were placed in the temple in 1995 to commemorate the 380th anniversary of Zanabazar's birth.
	www.zanabazar.mn /Yeson/yeson.html (271 words)

	Don Croner's World Wide Wanders: Mongolia \| Ulaan Baatar \| Zanabazar Art Museum
		The famous Tibetan lama Taranatha, believed to be the previous incarnation of Zanabazar (see Incarnations of Javsandamba), was the author of The Golden Rosary Illuminating the Origins of the Tantra of Tara, one of the main texts of the Tara mythologem, and was himself one of the main proponents of the so-called Cult of Tara.
		The large painting of Zanabazar is according to tradition a self-portrait, done by Zanabazar himself, although art historians have pointed out Chinese influences in the painting which would have been alien to Zanabazar own style.
		A portrait of Zanabazar’s mother Kandjamts is also by tradition attributed to Zanabazar, although it is done in much the same style and the “self-portrait” and probably dates from a later period.
	www.doncroner.com /2005/08/mongolia-ulaan-baatar-zana_112389235026300953.html (1090 words)

	MongolTravel.mn - Journeys to Mongolia and Northeast Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 1639 an influential Khalkha lord Thuseet Khan Gombodorj elevated his son Zanabazar of 5 years to the head of the buddhist religion in Mongolia and in his honour a nomadic town was named Urga.
		Sculptures by Mongolia's first Bogd Khaan and famous sculptor Zanabazar ("Five Gods" and "Taras"), as well as appliques and sculptures in wood and stone by talented Mongolian craftsmen are among the 10 thousand exhibits of the museum.
		The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts has an excellent collection of paintings, carvings and sculptures, including many by the revered sculptor and artist Zanabazar.
	www.mongoliantravel.com /ulaanbaatar.asp (1833 words)

	Culture Mongolia - Tuvkhen Monastery
		It owes much of its significance to the fact that it was originally established as the studio of Undur Gegeen Zanabazar, founder of the Mongolian school of religious art, whose masterful bronze Buddhas have gained worldwide recognition.
		The platform at the top of the mountain was used for naadam competitions, during which eight pairs of wrestlers would compete simultaneously.
		Tuvkhen is also the site of a number of monuments and features associated by legend with the life of Undur Gegeen Zanabazar, including an imprint in the rock said to be Zanabazar's footprint, two joined sacred trees which are said to be the tethering post of his horse, and the sacred "Mahakala tree".
	www.culture.mn /mongolia.php?recordID=tuvkhen-monastery (705 words)

	Roy Rissanen - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Zanabazar was a revered sculptor, painter, politician, poet, teacher of meditation and a diplomat.
		Zanabazar most renowned production is the large set of Tara deity sculptures.
		The "hoimor", which is directly opposite the door, is where the valuable objects and religious altars and items are stored or displayed.
	ulaanbaatar.net /royrissanen/eng/culture.html (1482 words)

	ORIENT: Mongolia - The Bhudda and the Khan
		At the head of the Mongolian clergy was the Bogdo Khan ("Holy King"), the Living Buddha whose tradition began with Zanabazar, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.
		Born in 1635, Zanabazar left Mongolia at age fourteen to study in Tibet.
		Zanabazar created a new context for Buddhist culture in Central Asia, a legacy that endured until Russia, taking advantage of the declining fortunes of the Mongol Empire, sponsored a revolution led by General Damdiny Suhbaatar.
	www.orientmag.com /8-30.htm (1745 words)

	Lida Travel
		Zanabazar Museum of Fine Art was founded in 1966.
		Sculptures by Mongolia’s first Bogda Khaan and famous sculptor Zanabazar (“Five Gods” and “Taras”), as well as appliques and sculptures in wood and stone by talented Mongolian craftsmen are among the 1 0 thousand exhibits of the museum.
		Among the museum’s exhibits are sculptures by Mongolia’s first Bogda Khaan Zanabazar, the famous Taras.
	www.lidatravel.com /destinations.shtml (1499 words)

	Amazon.com: Guide to Locales Connected With The Life of Zanabazar: First Bogd Gegeen Of Mongolia: Books: Don Croner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Zanabazar (1635-1723) was the son of the Tüsheet Khan, one of the rulers of seventeenth-century Mongolia, and a distant descendant of Chingis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire.
		Although Zanabazar, who was a follower of the Gelug sect, is arguably the most well-known Buddhist leader from Mongolia’s past, the Nyingma sect monk Danzan Ravjaa is a close second.
		Buddhism as it exists in Mongolia today can be traced back to Zanabazar's great-grandfather Avtai Khan (1554-1587), who ruled the Tusheet Khanate, one of the three khanates which made up the domains of the Khalkh, or Eastern Mongols, in the late sixteenth-century.
	www.amazon.com /Guide-Locales-Connected-Life-Zanabazar/dp/1419624148 (1112 words)

	PORTRAIT OF ZANABAZAR
		As the first and greatest incarnation of Outer Mongolia, Zanabazar was the subject of many portraits in media ranging from the humble woodblock print to sumptuous gilt bronze (see also cat.
		Though intended to be seen only from the front and then only when clothed in a Tibetan-style nab-sa (mantle), Zanabazar's back is beautifully sculpted into a fan of regular, rounded folds.
		Zanabazar's flat cushion and back rest are like the stacks of pillows high lamas sit on while presiding over religious ceremonies, suggesting that this portrait of him was taken from life.
	www.asianart.com /mongolia/zanabazr.html (593 words)

	Miniature Woodworking: Zanabazar
		Ich frage “Google” nach “Zanabazar” und erfahre den vollen Namen: Under Geghen Zanabazar (andere Transcription: Undur Gegeen Dsanabadsar)* 1635 1723.
		Ein Portrait von Zanabazar selbst, der schillerndsten Persönlichkeit des mongolischen Buddhismus möchte ich schnitzen.
		Inzwischen hängt das Zanabazar- Relief über meinem Schreibtisch.
	www.hgkoenig.de /english/woodcarving/zanabazar (334 words)

	In the footsteps of Zanabazar: Mongolia's leader and artist \| American Buddhist Net
		A new guide book was launched tracking the special places in the life of the world famous spiritual and worldy leader of Mongolia, who became especially famous for his impressive works of art.
		A renowned polymath, Zanabazar composed new prayers, scriptures, and music, and invented the Soyombo alphabet, but he is probably best known for his incomparable sculptures, which rank among the greatest works of Buddhist art ever created.
		The Guide to Locales Connected with the Life of Zanabazar contains detailed information on fourteen places in Mongolia associated with Zanabazar and on seven museums and temples where his artworks can now be viewed.
	americanbuddhist.net /node/1285 (399 words)

	Buddhism / timeline of buddhism / jebtsundamba khutughtu
		After several centuries of independence, however, in the late 17th century the Jonangpa order came under the attack by the Fifth Dalai Lama who forcibly converted their monasteries to the Gelugpa order.
		Given his remarkable ability to combine art with invention, to some he is the Michelangelo of Asia, offering a regional renaissance in theology, language, astronomy, art, medicine, and other spiritual matters.
		He phonetically designed his two alphabets to reflect the merged sounds of all three languages more accurately.
	www.buddhism-guide.com /buddhism/jebtsundamba_khutughtu.htm (623 words)

	History of Mongolian art of Buddhists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the sculptor par excellence among the Buddhist countries of Asia was the Bogdo Gegen Zanabazar (1635-1723), the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, or Bogdo Gegen, and the greatest sculptor of Mongolia.
		The sculptures of the Zanabazar school are generally made in two pieces; the body and the pedestal are made separately and then soldered together.
		The lotus pedestals of the sculptures by Zanabazar and his school are distinctive.
	www.face-music.ch /bi_bid/historyofbuddhistart..html (2681 words)

	mongolia.neweurasia.net » Zanabazar Musem’s Future?
		One of Mongolia’s greatest treasures is Zanabazar, a lama, artist, linguist and direct descendant of Chinggis Khaan.
		The museum of Buddhist art that bears his name, The Zanabazar Museum, has attracted attention from all over the world.
		The peeling green paint of the museum’s building gives off a shabby appearance, but inside it is full of amazing works of art.
	mongolia.neweurasia.net /?p=159 (293 words)

	Mongolia Web News - Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts
		The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts features Mongolian art from prehistory through the early twentieth century.
		Among the most significant holdings are sculptures, paintings, and related materials by Zanabazar (1635-1723), the First Bogd Gegen and Mongolia's greatest artist, and members of his school.
		Organized thematically, the galleries are devoted to prehistoric art, work by Zanabazar, painted thangkas, silk appliques, the Buddhist tsam dance, nomadic traditions, and paintings by the early twentieth-century master B. Sharav.
	www.mongolia-web.com /content/view/477/39 (252 words)

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