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Mongolian Buddhists Protecting Nature

Mongolian Buddhists

Protecting Nature

A Handbook on Faiths, Environment and

Development

Urantsatsral Chimedsengee, Amber Cripps, Victoria Finlay, Guido Verboom,

Ven Munkhbaatar Batchuluun, Ven Da Lama Byambajav Khunkhur

This publication was funded by NEMO (Netherlands Mongolia Trust Fund on

Environmental Reform-II) at the World Bank, and was created

by ARC (Alliance of Religion and Conservation) in partnership

with Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, MNET, (Mongolian Ministry of Nature,

Environment and Tourism), and TTF (The Tributary Fund). It was produced and

translated into Mongolian by Gandan Tegchenling Monastery

(the Centre of Mongolian Buddhism),

supported by MNET, Mongolia.

Published in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

First printing January 2009

This edition is also published in Mongolian

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The cover illustration is an original work, commissioned for this handbook,

by Mr Dulguun, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

ISBN: 978-99929-962-1-8

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CONTENTS LIST

Preface: Buddhists and the Environment...........................................4

SECTION ONE: Stories, Examples, Potential and Beliefs...................7

1: Buddhism in Mongolia..........................................................9

2: What do Buddhists teach about the Environment?..................14

3: How have Buddhists recently been involved in

EnvironmentalProtection........................................................23

4: Potentials For the Future.....................................................26

5: How to Work with the Sangha……………….........................28

SECTION TWO: Case Studies.………................................................33

SECTION THREE: Monasteries and Organisations.............................44

SECTION FOUR: Appendices............................................................60

1. Glossary and Acronym list.................................................60

2. Statistics about Faiths in Mongolia......................................64

3. Key Buddhist Figures..........................................................65

4. List of Sacred Sites.............................................................67

5. A Guide to the Buddhist Eight Year Plans to Protect the

Environment for Generations..............................................69

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PREFACE: Buddhists and the Environment

“We need to live as the Buddha taught us to live, in peace and harmony with

nature, but this must start with ourselves. If we are going to save this planet

we need to seek a new ecological order, to look at the life we lead and then

work together for the benefit of all; unless we work together no solution can be

found. By moving away from self-centeredness, sharing wealth more, being more

responsible for ourselves, and agreeing to live more simply, we can help decrease

much of the suffering in the world,” from the Buddhist Statement on Ecology 996 .

“I was part of the generation that made the choice – the horrendous strategic

blunder – of situating ourselves outside the institutions of faith,” Carl Pope,

Executive Director of the Sierra Club – America’s oldest and largest grassroots

environmental organisation, with . million members

Since 990, Mongolia has seen a massive increase in the number of groups working

in the environmental sector. There are groups helping to reduce pollution, address

deforestation, bring in eco-tourism, save species and achieve many other things.

However, surprisingly few of them have established direct relationships with one of

the most historical, sizeable, and influential sectors of Mongolian society: the Buddhist

sangha. This handbook is an attempt to address this.

It is the first comprehensive guide to approaching and working with Buddhist

communities in Mongolia, and it explains why this is an area of action and outreach

which could, and should, be explored by environmental groups from both within and

outside Mongolia.

It is in four sections. The first is full of stories and examples, and an exploration of

just why the Buddhist monasteries and organisations have such potential to achieve

so much within the environmental movement – through their own beliefs, teachings

and structures – and an outline of the potential of these communities for future

environmental work. It also provides a practical and useful guide to how to make

contact with the sangha in Mongolia, and what the correct etiquette is during meetings

and temple visits.

The second part includes a number of case studies from around Mongolia, of Buddhist

monasteries that have already made sizeable steps to increase their environmental

activism, and improve the natural environment around their communities.

The third part is much more list-based. It also includes details of some of the major

monasteries, as well as the major secular environmental organisations operating in

Mongolia, with contact details, a glossary, and a more detailed outline of Buddhism

in Mongolia for those who are interested.

Palmer and Finlay, Faith in Conservation, World Bank 00 pp77-8.

Mongolian Buddhists Protecting Nature

The book ends with the outline of the Eight Year Plan, designed to enable

Buddhists and those who work with them to have an overall vision of a future in

which environmental care is incorporated into the traditional ways of doing things

in Mongolian Buddhism. This is linked to the worldwide UN/ARC programme on

creating plans for generational change.

This book is intended primarily for readers from secular environment groups, as well

as from Buddhist monasteries and organisations, and appropriate governmental and

non-governmental organisations from within and outside the country. It is designed

to inspire all readers to establish deeper partnerships with each other, so as to

ensure the protection of Mongolia’s natural environment now, and in the future. It

has been created by a team from the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC)

in partnership with the World Bank, Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, the Centre of

Mongolian Buddhists (Gandan Monastery), and with help from other key members of

the Buddhist sangha. It was financed through the Netherlands-Mongolia Trust Fund

for Environmental Reform.

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