MOSCOW NUSANTARA SOCIETY

On November 21, 2007, the society's meeting was devoted to the philological theme. E. S. Kukushkina (ISAA at Moscow State University) spoke about the diversity of creative methods and styles in Malaysian drama on the example of the work of two writers recognized by readers and critics. Thus, A. Samad Said aims to create realistic plays and strives to achieve life-like verisimilitude, meticulously drawing every detail, visualizing the text through lengthy descriptions. Samad hopes to capture and leave to posterity the most accurate picture of the era with its problems.

Nurdin Hassan, on the other hand, tends to create an abstract, symbolic picture of the world on stage, based on key images of Malay Muslim culture. The aesthetics of Nurdin Hasan's plays stem from the concept of creativity as an act of religious worship and the "theater of faith" as a means of preaching. The religious core of the playwright's works presupposes the predominance of symbolism over the rational-realistic method. According to E. S. Kukushkina, the technical layout of iconic images largely goes back to the predecessor of the modern theater of Malaysia, the urban spectacle bangsawan, well known to Nurdin Hassan.

On December 5, 2007, a regular meeting of the "Malay-Indonesian Readings" was held, at which a report by V. A. Pogadaev, a lecturer at the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur), "The policy of the authorities in relation to Orang Asli in Malaysia" was heard.

The speaker noted that in addition to the three main national communities (Malays, Chinese, and Indians), Malaysia is home to a group of Aborigines, who since the 1950s have been called Orang asli in Malay, i.e. "original, original people". This is a collective term for 18 ethnic groups that were divided by the English ethnographer William W. Smith in the early 20th century. The skete is divided into three large groups: negrito, Senoi (Veddoids) and jakun. According to the 1993 census, their total number was 92529 people (0.5% of the country's population). Each group has its own language and culture and feels different from others. They also differ in the type of economic activity.

The first evidence of the authorities ' attention to the life of Orang asli dates back to the early 20th century. A pioneer in this was the state of Perak, where in 1901 the British introduced the post of manager of Aboriginal affairs (sakai). In 1939, the state adopted a special act on Aborigines, providing for the protection of their rights. During the Japanese occupation (1941-1945), they were used to their advantage by the Communists, who acted against the Japanese from bases set up in the jungle. The British, after returning to the country, as part of the fight against the Communists, took Orang Asli to concentration camps, thereby violating the natural way of their existence.

In the early 1950s, the policy was changed. The camps were closed, and the natives returned to their former habitats. Nurses were sent to their settlements, stalls with food and basic necessities were opened, and schools were opened. In 1951, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs was established.

After the declaration of independence in 1957, the Government took a number of measures to " draw Orang Asli into the mainstream of the nation's life without disturbing their way of life and culture." Since 1961, the aim of Aboriginal policy has been to integrate them into the Malay segment of society. Model villages were built with decent houses, running water, modern amenities, schools and hospitals.

Since the 1980s, it is no longer a question of integration, but of assimilation with the titular Malay nation. This process is thought of as Islamization.

Integration and assimilation lead to the loss of Aboriginal culture. Besides,

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the problem of alienation of Aboriginal lands for various projects has become urgent.

In general, according to the speaker, there are two trends. On the one hand, the smallest ethnic groups simply disappear, on the other - the total number of aborigines is growing.

In 1960, there were 43890 people, and in 1999-105,000. This is probably due to a general increase in the standard of living in the country and a decrease in mortality.

T. V. DOROFEEVA

Saint Petersburg

On November 13-14, 2007, a scientific conference "The First Oriental Readings in memory of R. O. Rosenberg" was held, dedicated to the classic of Russian Oriental studies in the field of research of Buddhist culture and philosophy, one of the founders of the St. Petersburg Buddhist school. The event was organized by the Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy together with the St. Petersburg branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The aim of the event was to expand the interdisciplinary interaction of specialists studying the history of culture and religion in the Asia-Pacific basin, historians of philosophy and cultural comparative studies of the East, historians of Russian Oriental studies and religious scholars.

The scientific significance of the conference was primarily due to the growing interest in the theoretical contribution of O. O. Rosenberg (1888-1919) to science, to the problems of intercultural and intercivilizational interaction between the countries of the Asia - Pacific basin, one of which is Russia.

The readings were attended by leading specialists of the SPbFIV RAS, the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ulan-Ude), professors and associate professors of the Department of Oriental Languages and Cultures of the Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy, the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science and the Faculty of Sociology of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, and the Department of Religious Studies of the Russian State Pedagogical University, Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography. Peter the Great (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Memorial Museum-apartment of the traveler P. K. Kozlov.

During the plenary sessions, presentations were made by V. G. Lysenko (Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences), S. Y. Lepekhov (IMBiT), M. I. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya (SPbFIV RAS), E. L. Ostrovskaya (SPbFIV RAS), A. S. Kolesnikov (St. Petersburg State University), and E. A. Ostrovskaya (SPbFIV RAS).

The latest archival research on the reconstruction of O. O. Rosenberg's biography was highlighted in a speech by T. V. Ermakova, Scientific Secretary of SPbFIV RAS.

O. O. Rosenberg's scientific priorities in the field of Buddhist culture and philosophy research were clearly revealed in V. G. Lysenko's speech "F. I. Shcherbatskaya and O. O. Rosenberg on the comparative method". M. I. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya devoted her report "Paleographic studies of the Lotus Sutra" to the results of paleographic research in the field of Buddhist written heritage conducted on the basis of the Oriental Manuscripts and Documents Sector of the SPbFIV RAS. E. P. Ostrovskaya's presentation " Methodology for studying Buddhist Philosophy in the works of O. O. Rosenberg "was devoted to the stages of the revival of the international study project" Encyclopedia of Buddhist Canonical Philosophy (Abhidharmakoshi) " by Vasubandhu.

Considerable attention at the conference was paid to the issues of philosophical and cultural comparative studies. A. S. Kolesnikov's report "Methodology of comparative study of Eastern philosophies" caused a discussion in which the student part of the audience took an active part.

Problems of tolerance and development of interreligious dialogue were considered by S. Y. Lepekhov in a capacious and informative speech "Buddhism in the context of interfaith and intercultural dialogue".

The theoretical aspect of studying Buddhist societies from the point of view of the sociology of religion was revealed in the report of E. A. Ostrovskaya "The Buddhist model of society in the mirror of the sociology of religion".

13 reports were read at breakout sessions. The speeches of Y. V. Vasilkov, O. S. Khizhnyak, O. V. Prokudenkova, S. L. Burmistrov, I. O. Sviridova, and A. I. Andreev aroused considerable interest.

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The results of Oriental studies in the field of Neo-Confucianism (A. S. Rysakova), Tibetan Buddhism (A. M. Strelkova, E. Y. Kharkova) and Chinese Buddhist philosophy (P. D. Lenkova) were the subject of discussion.

The conference was primarily aimed at restoring the continuity of the tradition of the national scientific school in the field of studying Buddhist culture. The event attracted the attention of the professional community, and the conference received, in particular, congratulations from the American historian of the St. Petersburg Buddhist School, Prof. Harvard University J. Barlow.

The participants and organizers of the conference adopted a resolution to hold annual Readings in memory of O. O. Rosenberg, focusing on the development of a dialogue that brings together representatives of various scientific disciplines and areas of socio-humanitarian knowledge.

As a result of the forum, a special issue of the Bulletin of the Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy is planned to be published, where the full texts of reports will be presented.

E. P. OSTROVSKAYA

ULAN-UDE

On July 27-31, 2007, a round table "Sacred landscapes of the Sayan Highlands: ecological, Economic, social, cultural and historical aspects" was held in Arshan village (Tunkinsky district of the Republic of Buryatia), dedicated to the memory of Danzan - Khaibzun Samaev Lama-gelong (1954 - 2005), an outstanding public figure, scientist, and major researcher. theorist and practitioner of modern Buddhism, Knight of the Order of St. George first class of the Russian Chamber of Personality*. The conference was organized by the Geological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the centralized Buddhist organization "Maydar", municipal associations of the Tunka and Okinsky districts of the Republic of Buryatia (RB), the D.-Kh. Samaev regional public foundation and the Arigun environmental education center.

The round table was attended by Buddhist lama scientists, students of D.-Kh. Samaev, representatives of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientists from the Geological Institute, the Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the University of North Carolina (USA), the Buryat Branch of the Novosibirsk University of Economics and Management, and Buryat State University employees of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Republic of Belarus, followers of Lama D.-Kh. Samaev from Mongolia and Ukraine.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Deputy Director for Science of the Geological Institute A. M. Plyusnin opened the meeting. Participants of the meeting were welcomed by the head of the municipal association "Tunkinsky district" N. D. Petukhov, sister of the lama D.-Kh. Samaeva Z. S. Samaeva, chairman of the Social policy Committee of the MO "Okinsky district", V. A. Shaglahaev (Dashi Lama, head of the organization" Maidar", abbot of the datsan" Bodhidharma"), Yavgaan Gendenpeliin (President of the Khan Altai Mongolian Foundation, Honored Artist of Mongolia). Yavgaan Gendenpalyn welcomed the audience on behalf of the President of Mongolia N. Enkhbayar.

18 reports on environmental, economic, social, cultural and historical problems of the Tunka and Okinsky districts of the Republic of Belarus were presented at the round table meetings. The peculiarities of these regions, which are geographically remote from the center of the republic and are located in the foothills of the Sayan Mountains, are determined by the mountain landscape, the national composition of the population, and traditional, well-developed forms of management. The dominant part of the Sayan Highlands is occupied by the Tunka National Park, where many types of economic activities are restricted.

Speakers covered a wide range of topical and little-studied environmental and economic issues of rational use of natural objects and sacred sites. It should be noted that most of the sacred and religious territories are under the patronage of Buddhist datsans. Discussion-

* For details on the life and work of D.-Kh. Samaev, see: N. D. Bolsokhoeva. Environmental problems and spiritual traditions of the peoples of the Baikal region // East (Oriens). 2007. N 3. pp. 140-144.

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Issues of environmental education and promotion of environmental knowledge among the local population were also discussed. Special attention was paid to an important problem of modern society: the harmony of man with nature, especially since our ancestors correctly understood the relationship of man with the environment, skillfully used the power and laws of nature in their life activities. This knowledge can contribute to correct forecasting of the future, taking into account new worldview and behavioral stereotypes.

V. A. Shaglakhaev (the Dashi Lama, the closest disciple of the Doctor). Samaeva) in his report "Historical prerequisites for the creation of the Baikal-Sayan religious and cultural complex" focused on the issues of preserving traditions and traditional culture in the era of globalization. The creation of the Baikal-Sayan Buddhist religious and cultural complex, he noted, will help preserve sacred places in the territory inhabited by such ethnic groups as Buryats, Soyots and Mongols. M. A. Yerbaeva (Ulan-Ude) in her report "Myths, legends and traditions of the Tunka and Okinsky districts" analyzed folklore material of various genres recorded by N. A. Yerbaeva. O. Sharakshinova from 13 storytellers during expeditions to these areas. She described toponymic, cosmogonic, and theogonic myths, as well as genealogical and historical traditions that are popular among the local population. A. M. Plyusnin, based on the results of many years of expeditions, considered the hydrogeochemistry of thermal and ferruginous springs in the Tunka and Okinsky districts. Podgorny (Lama Shirab, Ukraine) in his report "Ecological aspects of the use of sacred sites" noted that the approach to the development of the economy of the Tunka Valley, based on traditional dharmic values and ecological management methods, will allow to establish a system of spiritual and ecological tourism, will make sacred places in demand and will not destroy the traditional life of the local population.

The report "Khubsugul and Baikal-sacred lakes of Mongols and Russians" was read by Yavgaan Gendenpeliin. S.-H. D. Syrtypova (Ulan-Ude) in her report "Tunka Khoymory: ethnocultural landscape of the microdistrict" spoke about the results of many years of field research in the Tunka district. She suggested dividing the sacred territory of the region from the point of view of cultural geography into three microdistricts: Tori, where the shamanic tradition prevails; Hoimory - there are Buddhist sacred places and arshans (healing springs) and numerous monuments of Tibetan writing have been preserved, which indicates the spread of Buddhist book culture; Turan microdistrict, which is a synthesis of shamanic and Buddhist traditions, where Burkhan-baabai and Burin-khan are recognized as cult dominants.

З. D. Dambiev (Ulan-Ude) considered the issue of taxes and their role in the rational use of natural objects. In his opinion, the tax system is poorly developed, and the crisis state of the regions is aggravated by the export of valuable natural resources and the ruthless use of sacred and religious sites. Z. D. Dambiyev stressed that it is necessary to develop a tax system and conduct reasonable reforms that will contribute to the rational use of natural objects.

The joint report of D. B. Dorzhieva (Aginskoe )and E. O. Khundaeva (Ulan-Ude) "Sacralization of natural elements and objects in the cult and mythological views of the Buryat people" aroused great interest. The key problem of the report was the motives of a holistic perception of the world, based on the idea of the unity of the universe and man as a part of it. In this regard, the problems of co-evolution of nature and culture, including mythology and the epic, are very relevant. The natural environment reflected in the epic depicts a rich flora and fauna, climate and weather characteristics as a complex of human life conditions.

K. Metso (USA) in her report "Study and preservation of sacred landscapes abroad: the experience of ethnographers" analyzed in detail the works of Western researchers devoted to the study of sacred landscapes, sacred and religious places in various parts of the world. The speaker summarized the rich experience of Western scientists, emphasizing its importance for an adequate understanding and in-depth analysis of the sacred territories of the Sayan Highlands. According to K. Metso, for the Baikal region, the physical landscape, history and local culture serve as important ingredients for characterizing the landscape system as a whole. In her report "Ecological Consciousness as a part of philosophical consciousness", Zh. A. Ayakova (Ulan-Ude) focused on ecological and social issues.-

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a person who seeks to harmonize their relations with the surrounding natural environment. It lives in the ecosystem and is an integral part of it, included in the cycle. According to Buddhist philosophy. The universe has a spiritual essence and is governed by a single law of cause and effect. According to Buddhist beliefs, morality is an awareness of the law of individual and social karma. Therefore, the problem of good and evil in Buddhism is based on moral responsibility, including responsibility for a prosperous ecological existence.

The report of N. L. Zhukovskaya (Moscow) "On the protection of Tunka National Park: Oil monopolies" was devoted to the threat constantly looming over the park and its sacred sites from oil and gas monopolies that intend to conduct oil and gas pipelines through the territory of the National Park, regardless of the law of the Russian Federation on specially protected natural territories. Since 2000, three campaigns (YUKOS, Transneft, and TNK-IZ) have already encroached on the park's territory, and although the park has so far been defended by the public, there is no certainty that this is the final victory. L. L. Abayeva (Ulan-Ude) in her report "Ethno-cultural phenomena of sacralization of landscapes and local territories" focused on the classification of five economic types and noted that all five types are present in the Tunka, Okinsky and Zakamensky districts of the Republic of Belarus. The report focuses on specific elements of the religious culture of mountain regions, which is significantly different from the culture of lowlands.

Issues of environmental education and promotion of environmental knowledge are reflected in the report of I. L. Rossikhin (Ulan-Ude). The author describes the humanistic model of environmental education. In his opinion, it is necessary to start developing a mobile target program for environmental education, where special attention should be paid to ethno-cultural components. R. V. Romanova (Moscow), who collected a wealth of factual material during many years of field research conducted in different regions of our country and abroad, spoke about the role of ancient sacred sites of the planet in the awakening consciousness of humanity. N. D. Bolsokhoeva (Ulan-Ude) highlighted the topic "The life and work of geshe-lharamba Agvan Nima (1907 - 1990) - the indigenous guru of Gelong D. Geshe-lharamba Agvan Nima (1907-1990)", which is poorly studied in modern Tibetan literature. - Kh. Samaev and his role in the history of Tibetan and Buryat Buddhism. Geshe-lharamba Agwan Nima, of Buryat descent, lived for 67 years in Tibet and India. The report is based on data from original monuments of Tibetan written culture, as well as material recorded from the words of Choiji Rabten, a Tibetan assistant to Agwan Nima, during the author's research trip to Switzerland in 1998 and personal conversations with D.-Kh. Samaev. It should be noted that this year the public and Buddhists of Buryatia celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the theorist and practitioner of Buddhism, a fine connoisseur of Buddhist philosophy Agvan Nima.

The peculiarities of the natural environment of the Tunka Valley were analyzed in a joint report by N. V. Alekseeva (Moscow) and M. A. Yerbayeva (Ulan-Ude).

Along with the speakers of the older and middle generation, secondary school students T. Sotnikova and L. Samaeva (Orlik village, Belarus) made presentations at the round table meeting. Topics of T. Sotnikova's presentations are "Near two great Lakes", L. Samaeva - "Sentsyn-tala-the heart of Gornaya Oka", based on extensive field material on the Okinsky district of the Republic of Belarus.

In conclusion, a lively discussion took place, which was attended by N. D. Petukhov, A.M. Plyusnin, V. K. Egorov (Moscow), V. G. Ayusheev (Orlik village, Belarus), E. O. Khundaeva, K. Metso, Yavgaan Gendenpeliin, R. V. Romanova, V. V. Mikhailov, L. M. Ermakova (Arshan village) and T. Sotnikov. Speakers noted that the unique landscape, sacred sites, religious shrines, as well as favorable natural conditions can serve as the basis for the development of spiritual tourism in Tunka and Okin districts. To do this, it is necessary to develop a program for creating this area of the economy, taking into account the traditions and interests of all ethnic groups living in the region. Moreover, there is a positive international experience in organizing ecotourism. A significant issue that needs to be resolved as soon as possible is the tightening of requirements for economic entities regarding the disposal of industrial and household waste in these territories. The ass is also important-

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popularization of knowledge about sacred and religious sites and sacred territories of the region.

The cultural program of the round table was interesting. Participants and guests were offered excursions to the sources of glandular waters of Hongor-Ul, methane thermal waters in the village of Zhemchug, to the Buddhist cultural center, they also visited the stupa of Enlightenment. The participants of the" round table " watched the ceremony of the solemn rotation of the Coming Buddha Maitreya on a white elephant, which was held under the guidance of his abbot Dashi Lama in the Khoimor datsan "Bodhidharma", located in a surprisingly picturesque place with the euphonious name"Holy Glade". According to legend, the tradition of using a white elephant instead of a green horse in the ritual of the Maitreya Buddha cycle is associated with the name of the famous Buryat Buddhist, skilled politician and diplomat Agvan Dorzhiev (1853-1938). Participants of the meeting and guests visited a photo exhibition of Buddhist shrines in Tunka and Okin districts, which was set up in a huge yurt on the territory of the Bodhidharma datsan.

Artists of the Mongolian State Philharmonic "Bayan Mongol", singers and musicians of the Mongolian folk ensemble "Temujin" under the direction of Yavgaan Gendenpeliin and artists of the Mongolian State Circus performed at the round table.

The work of the" round table " showed some success in studying the creative heritage of the Buddhist scholar and public figure D.-Kh. Samaev. It was decided to hold the next conference in 2009 in the village of Orlik, the birthplace of Lama gelong D.-Kh. Samaev.

N. D. BOLSOKHOEVA

URUMQI

The third international symposium dedicated to the study of the Jangar epic* was held in Urumqi (XUAR) in September 2006 (the previous symposium was held in Beijing in 1996) thanks to the founders and sponsors: the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences( CAON), the Xinjiang Cultural Association, the Beijing Institute for the Study of National Literature of the CAON, as well as the Administration Khebuksar region.

The conference was opened by Liu Bin, a researcher at the Department of Literature and Art of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Then there were speeches: head of the SU AR Cheng Janggu; Deputy Head of the SU AR Cheng Janggu. Director of the Beijing Institute for the Study of National Literatures Chogzhinu, Mayor of Hebuksar Serge, specialist in the Turkic epic, prof. University of Bonn, Germany. Reichl, E. E. Khabunova, a student and follower of the recently departed Patriarch of Russian Jangar studies A. S. Kichikov, who headed the scientific center in Elista for three decades, thanks to which the research of "Jangar" became a priority in Russian Mongolian studies.

The conference was attended mainly by Chinese scientists: employees of Xinjiang State University and Urumqi Pedagogical State University, Hohhot University of Inner Mongolia, and the Beijing Institute for the Study of National Literature of the CAON. The symposium was attended by 5 foreign scientists (from Russia, Germany, Mongolia, Kazakhstan), 5 foreign guests arrived without reports (from Russia, Germany, America).

I had the honor to read out the welcome address of I. F. Popova, Director of the St. Petersburg Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and to donate to the conference from the Institute 10 volumes of works published in the series "St. Petersburg Oriental Studies", the last four issues of our institute's publication" Written Monuments of the Peoples of the East", the last two issues of the almanac" Mongolica", and the works of the Institute's staff.

Scientific reports were presented at the plenary session.

The head of the Derbet Community Center in Urumqi, H. Badai, spoke about the place and time of the creation of "Jangar". An indefatigable collector of epics, he headed the editorial board of the publication "Jangar" in Oirat and Chinese, which was successfully implemented. In the report, he defended the point of view that the epic was created in the present territory of China, namely, in Hebuksars, and that the people, having created it-

* The trip to the conference was carried out with the financial support of the RGNF (Project N 06 - 04 - 151563 - Formality of the artistic system of the Mongolian-Oirat heroic epic "Jangar").

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This is where the manuscript about the earliest known performer of "Jangar" - Olet Turbayar-is located. The speaker called the period of late slave-owning society the time of the epic's birth. In the XV - XVI centuries, the epic was improved.

Report of the Mongolian Academician, Director of the Institute of Language and Literature of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences Kh. Sampildendeva (whose life ended prematurely a month after the symposium) about the traditions and rituals reflected in the "Jangar", aroused great interest. Following in the epic texts the rites described by Plano Carpini and Guillaume Roubruk, who visited Mongolia in the 13th century, the speaker paid special attention to the rules of accommodation of guests and hosts in a festive yurt. In his opinion, "Jangar" reflected the general Central Asian tradition of welcoming people to various events. Subsequently, the plots of later versions and versions of "Jangar" included other traditions. They were absorbed by the epic in an artistically revised form.

S. Dulama, Head of the Department of the Study of the Mongolian Nomadic Civilization of the Mongolian State University, devoted his report to the characters of "Jangara". Many of them, in his opinion, have a direct connection with Central Asian mythology, came to the epic from ancient times, they left traces of the early beliefs of nomads.

The theme of E. E. Khabunova's speech is the poetic and stylistic constants of the epic "Dzhangar", by which she understands various typical places at the level of plots, motifs, images, symbols, poetic formulas, formula combinations. Such constants as" the birth of a hero"," the hero's marriage", and" the hero's death", according to E. E. Khabunova, can help identify the time of formation of the central core of the epic.

To. Reichl focused on the problems of epic performance. He believes that the text does not exhaust all the information contained in the epic. The epic is a communicative phenomenon, and it should be analyzed based on this main feature. A technique that has already been developed in the research of some Western linguists can help.

The report of I. V. Kulganek (St. Petersburg) was devoted to the formula of the artistic system "Dzhangara". This phenomenon is typical not only for this epic, but also for the entire Mongolian poetic folklore. The text of "Jangara" consists of words, phrases, sentences that have become formulas, i.e. stable blocks. Their functions are diverse, and the history of their origin goes back to ancient times, to the time of the formation of ritual poetry, where each word had a sacred meaning and carried a large lexical load. Formality is typical for the entire vocabulary of "Jangara". Formulas as signals refer to tradition, hint at the richness of real life, with which they are directly related.

The breakout session was attended by Chinese jangarists. The reports were devoted to various aspects of studying the epic: female images, numerical symbolism (numbers 12, 40, 30), some figurative expressions, peculiarities of performing arts in the XXI century, professionalism of the Khebuksar jangarchi-performer of" Jangara " by J. Junai, his manuscripts, time and place of epic distribution, epic expressions living in the modern language, the manifestation of heroism in the epic and its sources. It is necessary to note the careful development of themes that were associated with the performance skills of Jangarchi, language features, and the imaginative system of the epic. In total, more than 50 reports were presented at three sessions.

By the time of the conference, the conference program was published in three languages (Chinese, English, Oirat) and a collection of abstracts in Chinese, modern Mongolian, English, and Old Mongolian. The conference participant's kit also included a colorful book "Khebuksary-the birthplace of "Jangar" "and two monographs of 2006 in Mongolian in the old graphics of D. Taiyi: "Manuscripts of "Jangar" by J. Junai " and "Studying the culture of the Oirat people".

As part of the round table, a meeting was held with the chief architect of the Jangara Palace project, which is planned to be built in the center of Khebuksar. It is a white, round, yurt-shaped, three-story palace, on a platform of black marble, with five columns in the central hall, crowned with sculptures of five animals. It will house exhibition halls, cafes, entertainment clubs, and souvenir shops. The image of the palace has already taken its place on the conference logo.

In accordance with the program, a study tour of the conference participants was organized to the homeland of Jangar - to Khebuksary, 700 km north of Urumqi. They got acquainted with the research centers of Xinjiang State University: the Center for Uyghur Studies and the Center for the Study of Chinese Languages.-

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the main focus of his scientific activity is currently the translation of "Jangar" into many foreign languages and the study of Mongolian-Oirat laws; participated in the laying of the foundation stone of the Jangar Palace and the opening of the local history museum in Khebuksary, the Jangarchi school in Minganbulak, in the celebration on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Zh. Junai, which took place in the town of Naranhobok. The conference participants toured a Buddhist temple, visited the ruins of the Dzungarian city, and attended the premiere of the rock opera "Jangar", staged by artists of the local philharmonic society.

In conclusion, we note the excellent organization of the symposium of jangarists. Such meetings serve the interaction of scientists from different countries, contribute to the development of a more complete and in-depth methodological approach that provides a comprehensive study of the main literary monument of the Mongolian-Oirat peoples.

I. V. KULGANEK

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