Archive for 2013
Sergeant of the Foreign Legion Basan Utnasanov visited Kalmykia
[ En | Ru | Fr ] Sergeant of the Foreign Legion Basan Utnasanov visited Kalmykia. Sergeant Bazan Utnasanov is Master of Sport of freestyle wrestling.
The Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère, L.E.) is a military service wing of the French Army established in 1831, unique because it was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. Commanded Read the rest of this entry »
Guys and girls from Mongolia will arrive to study in the Republic of Kalmykia
[ Ru ] Guys and girls from Mongolia will arrive to study in the Republic of Kalmykia, reported kalmyk site KalmykiaNews. Students from Mongolia will study in Kalmyk State University. Education in Kalmykia and education in Russia is very good.
“117 people have expressed a aim of studying in Kalmyk State University (Elista) Read the rest of this entry »
Article by Badmaeva Nana Sandzhievna about Telo Tulku Rinpoche’s visit to Kalmyk Project on June 28
[ Ru ] June 28, 2013, in Manhatten non-profit organization “Kalmyk Project” held a regular meeting for members and guests. (The organization was founded at the initiative of the Kalmyks, who came from Russia, and officially incorporated in June 2013.)
This meeting was invited Telo Tulku Rinpoche, gave a lecture on “The Four Noble Truths.” After the lecture, Telo Tulku Rinpoche spent on the practice of meditation. The audience consisted of people of all ages who came to the meeting Read the rest of this entry »
International rally “Silk Road” already in Kalmykia!
July 12 in Elista will take place Grand Celebration “First rotation the Wheel of Dharma”
[ Ru | Es ] July 12 in Elista will take place Grand Celebration “First rotation the Wheel of Dharma”.
About celebratory actions and entertainment rituals:
In the city of Elista, capital of Buddhist Republic Kalmykia, on July, 12th at 04.30AM interested persons can accept 8 vows of the Mahajana. 8 vows of the Mahajana are granted by the doctor of Buddhist philosophy Dr. Geshe Jampa, informs Department of religion and rituals of Fund of development of tourism of Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »
The land of Kalmykia helped the “KAMAZ-master” crews to win a stage of the “Silk Way Rally”
[ En | Ru ] The organizers have reduced the fourth stage of the race, passing by the route Astrakhan-Elista, by 150 kilometers. After difficult Astrakhan sands to overcome another 500 kilometers of the Kalmykia steppes seemed too much. However, some teams who are preparing for the “Dakar” consider that the more difficult is a stage, the better they will prepare for a transcontinental race. Read the rest of this entry »
Traditional kalmyk kibitka near the U.S. Capitol
[ Ru ] Kalmyk kibitka and Tuvan yurt appeared on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington in front of the U.S. Capitol within the ten-day folk festival of the Smithsonian Institution.
The organizers of this year, among others, talked about the traditional Russian peoples professing Buddhism – Kalmyks and Tuvans, their language, the lifestyle, the traditional art and Read the rest of this entry »
Today is a big celebration – Dalai Lama XIV celebrates 78 years
Today is a big celebration for the whole Buddhist community – Dalai Lama XIV celebrates 78 years.
All life and spiritual activities of His Holiness seeks to benefit all sentient beings, and serve as an example for people of different generations and nationalities around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmyk ensemble will going on a concert tour to Spain
[ Es ] Kalmyk ensemble will going on a concert tour to Spain. July 10, 2013 on a concert tour to Spain leaves the ensemble “Jangar.
With them goes djangarche Mandzhiev Baatr Karuevich, nominee of the title “Soul of Russia”, beggar took in the film by French director Alan Simon “Oh, Genghis,” which announced this news today. Read the rest of this entry »
Buddhist temple won in the first stage of the competition ‘Russia 10’
[ Ru ] Central buddhist temple ‘Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni‘ won in the first stage of the competition ‘Russia 10’, reports Information department of the Kalmyk Tourism Development Fund.
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President of Buddhist Union of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche will be visiting Kalmyk Project in New York
Dear friends!
It is with great happiness we would like to announce that Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Shadjin Lama of Kalmyk Republic and President of Buddhist Union of Kalmykia will be visiting Kalmyk Project this week.
We invite you to the teaching lecture by Telo Tulku Rinpoche where he will speak on “Four Noble Truths” followed Read the rest of this entry »
Beautiful girl from the Republic of Kalmykia Bayirta Manzhikova took 5th place in the World Cup Karate Kyokushin-Kaikan in Tokyo
[ Ru ] Beautiful girl from the Republic of Kalmykia Bayirta Manzhikova took 5th place in the World Cup Karate Kyokushin Kaikan in Tokyo (Japan). Kyokushin kaikan is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese karate master, Sosai Masutatsu Oyama.
In the discipline of tamesivari (breaking of hard objects) Read the rest of this entry »
Schoolchildren from Kalmykia are sent to the language courses in the United Kingdom
From Elista sent a group of schoolchildren from 12 to 17 years for language courses in the United Kingdom in Stratford-upon-Avon (Warwickshire, England), near Birmingham. Group all the time, accompanied by the curator – English teacher Elista schools with the teaching experience more than 20 years, reports International Information Centre of Kalmykia. You can join to the group in Moscow or Elista.
Stratford-upon-Avon is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year from all over the world. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, one of Britain’s most important cultural venues. (Wikipedia about Stratford-upon-Avon)
Only a few places in the group. Schoolchildren who arrived Read the rest of this entry »
Workshop in Kalmykia for English teachers with U.S. State Department
On June 14-15, the Department of Germanic Philology of Faculty of Humanities organized a workshop for English teachers from the schools of the Republic of Kalmykia, reports Information Centre of Kalmykia.
The seminar was held as part of the open day summer language camp Narn-Sun on the basis of the classical gymnasium of Elista. Read the rest of this entry »
Nadezhda Bargaeva solo concert
[ Ru ] Nadezhda Bargaeva solo concert will be held on June 20 in the city of Elista.
Concert dedicated to the 30th anniversary of creative activity.
Welcome to Nadezhda Bargaeva solo concert! Read the rest of this entry »