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Today, June 28, 2011, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic, Chairman of the Government Commission on the Information Society and development of electronic government in the Republic of Kalmykia, Vyacheslav Ilyumzhinov met the Commission, which reviewed and discussed the work on implementing the Federal Law of 27.07.2010, the № 210-FZ “On the organization of public and municipal services in the Republic of Kalmykia” and the organization of inter-ministerial and inter-level cooperation in the provision of public services. Read the rest of this entry »

According to the department of agricultural farms in the RMS Republic went to haircut 426.8 thousand head of sheep. On June 17 this year, 261.6 thousand heads shorn, the wool clip was 828.6 tons. Average clipping on a head – 3.2 kg. Shearing campaign continues.

The country continues receiving calves: in farms received 31 427 calves out of 78 calves per 100 cows and heifers. Over 131,300 calves received in peasant farms. The largest number of calves on farms received Yashkul, Ketchenerovsky and Yustinsky areas. Read the rest of this entry »

The book about Kalmyks was published in Germany [ Ru ]

The representative of Kalmyk abroad Elena Remileva visited Republic of Kalmykia.

Elena Remileva frequently comes to Kalmykia: visiting relatives and engaged in charity. The reason for this visit was the release of her book “Oirat Mongols. Review the history of European Kalmyks”. Read the rest of this entry »

15 lunar day of the holy month Uryus Sar became a real holiday in Kalmykia. In Elista, the celebration began at sunrise.

In the central khurul Republic of Kalmykia “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni” back in the early hours came laity to take a one-day vow of Mahayana. His doctor has given to Buddhist philosophy, Professor Venerable Geshe lharamba Tenzin Dugda.

He talked about how the great sage of the Shakya kind, Siddhartha Gautama, came into this world to tell people the way to liberation. Prince taught that all acquired their spiritual perfection inherent in every living being and every person has tremendous potential to improve. Read the rest of this entry »

On Sunday, June 12, television Libya (Planet Earth) aired a meeting between President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi.

Libyan state television channel “Al-Jamahiriya” showed video footage on television, in which the first President of the Republic of Kalmykia Ilyumzhinov and Muammar Gaddafi are playing chess.

During the meeting the leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi said Read the rest of this entry »

The festivities in honor of the birthday of Buddha. In celebration of the Urs cap central khurul “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni” a program of activities for which everyone is invited.

June 15, 5:00 am Geshe lharamba Tenzin Dugda gives all-day vow of Mahayana, which includes a vow of non-alcoholic beverages. The action “take the vows of sobriety” is taking place in Kalmykia. Anyone can take part in a vow of non-alcoholic drinks from June 15 until July 2, regardless of nationality and religion. Read the rest of this entry »

On a visit to Elista, the President of Mongolia Tsakhia Elbegdorj visited the main Buddhist temple (khurul) of Kalmykia “Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni”, where he met with the head of the Buddhist republic Shadzhin Lama Telo Tulku Rinpoche.

The President of Mongolia, the state, which is the traditional religion of Buddhism, brought the ritual scarves (Hudack) to set the prayer hall of the 9-meter statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, in deference to the founder of the Buddhist faith and the throne of His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV, the highest religious leader of Mongolia and Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »

As a result of the popular vote in a social network vkontakte.ru, the title of “Miss Dzhungaria 2011” was a kalmyk student Saglara Ozaeva from Saint Petersburg university.

The main prize: a certificate for 10 000 russian roubls and a Gold Card Dzungaria.

Recall that in the previous “Miss Dzhungaria 2009” won Kalmyk student Suvsana Barikova (Pearl) from Moscow university. Read the rest of this entry »

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov bring in Kalmykia relics of Shakyamuni Buddha. During his official visit to Sri Lanka, the first President of the Republic of Kalmykia, FIDE President visited the ancient fortress city of Sigiriya, attended a service at the church of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

During the conversation with the abbot of the temple had been agreed that, in deference to the merits of the Buddhist Republic of Kalmykia in the spread of Buddhism in the republic will be brought relics of Shakyamuni Buddha, as well as the germ of a sacred tree Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, nurtured, according to the legend of the ridge tree under which the Buddha Sakyamuni was enlightened, and brought to Sri Lanka in 288 BC Emperor Ashoka. Read the rest of this entry »

In Elista, the capital of the European Buddhism, began XIII All-Russian Exhibition of breeding sheep, reports KalmykiaNews. [ De | Ru | Fr | Es | It ]

Continued importation of breeding animals to the exhibition complex. Members of the Commission for Reception of animals and members of the Expert Commission has already started work.

In the exhibition will attended by about 20 farms of Kalmykia and about a hundred pedigree reproducers Read the rest of this entry »

In the multinational Kalmyk Republic one can meet followers of all world religious teachings. Buddhists and Orthodox Christians are a majority. There is a Catholic Chapel in Elista, and in Prikumsky settlement of the Chernozemelsky region there is a Moslem Mosque.
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First Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Kalmykia, Vyacheslav Ilyumzhinov held a workshop to launch the first two wind farms in the village of Sandy Republic of Kalmykia.

The meeting discussed technical issues and issues of interaction between partners, creating a working committee to run these facilities, the regional program of energy development.

In the discussions were: the authorized representative of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kalmykia JSC “Falcon Capital,” Chairman Read the rest of this entry »

On 14th April Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva paid a working visit to the city of Elista, during which she spoke to Kalmykia’s leader Alexey Orlov about the prospects for development of rhythmic gymnastics in the Republic.

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva also took part in the opening ceremony of the XVI Rhythmic Gymnastics Open Championship of the Republic of Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »

April 12 in Elista, at the invitation shadzhin Lama of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche arrives Alexander Berzin – known in the world Buddhologist, Tibet, the historian, Ph.D., Harvard University.

Alexander Berzin was born in Paterson, New Jersey, received in 1965 a bachelor’s degree at the Department of Oriental Studies at Rutgers University in cooperation with Princeton University in 1967 – a master’s degree, and in 1972 – a doctorate at the Department of Far Eastern Languages (Chinese) and Sanskrit and Indian Studies at Harvard University. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, 10 April 2011, students venerable Geshe-lharamba Tenzin Dugda went to a place of seclusion for the practice of Vajra. Ph.D., professor of Geshe lharamba Tenzin Dugda completed gift of oral comments to the practice of this deity. I must say that the commentary to the practice of Vajra it provides many times and every year more and more Buddhists take part in the exercises.

Geshe-lharamba Tenzin Dugda – a true vajra master, is a carrier and the successor of the major transmission lines teachings secret mantra to him by his spiritual mentor, the great practitioners of the sutra and tantra. Read the rest of this entry »