Bogdo

And well within these is the most sacred spot of all, the lamassery where dwells enthroned Bogdo or the Gigin, the Living Buddha ranking after the

A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

Chinese government of, 277; described, 277; worship of Bogdo in, 277; pilgrimages to, 278;

A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

When the Bogdo dies, his soul is reincarnated in the body of a newly born male child.

A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

When I passed through Urga last year I was told that the undaunted Bogdo had ordered a second car, fully equipped with chauffeur and all, from America, which was even then at Tientsin, so by now he may be getting stuck in the muddy lanes of the Sacred City, -- unless he has put away such childish things to take up the farce of governing Mongolia under Russian guidance.

A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

To Bogdo the Mongol millions look up as a god; he is the living representative of the divine one; and the city where he lives is the goal of thousands of pilgrims each year.

A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Elizabeth Kimball Kendall

When the secretary had closed the chest, the Bogdo ordered him to summon his favorite Maramba, whom he directed to read some pages from an ancient book lying on the table.

Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910

Khan ornamented with the sign of the swastika in the chest in the private study of the Bogdo.

Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910

In the great palace of the Bogdo a Lama showed me a special casket covered with a precious carpet, wherein they keep the bulls of the Dalai and Tashi Lamas, the decrees of the Russian and Chinese Emperors and the

Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910

This class of Lamas is a very important one, because every important personage visiting the monasteries at Urga is shown to the Lama Tzuren or fortune teller without the knowledge of the visitor for the study of his destiny and fate, which are then communicated to the Bogdo Hutuktu, so that with these facts in his possession the Bogdo knows in what way to treat his guest and what policy to follow toward him.

Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910

"On the surface of the stone appeared Tibetan inscriptions which the Bogdo read and thus learned the lot of whole nations."

Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski 1910