What is Mongol monk?
[[File:Mongolian_Minister_and_monks.jpg|thumb|Mongolian monks]] '''Mongol monks''' or '''Mongolian monks''' ([[Exonym and endonym|endonym]] in {{Lang-mn|Монгол лам|lit=[[Mongols|Mongol]] [[lama]]}}) are [[Buddhist monasticism|monastic]] practitioners of [[Buddhism in Mongolia]]. Mongol monks work and live in Buddhist monasteries and temples throughout [[Mongolia]] and in other countries. == History == Buddhism first arrived in Mongolia via the [[Himalayas]] and [[Tibet]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/794700582|title=Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road|last=Elverskog|first=Johan|date=2010|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=978-0-8122-0531-2|location=Philadelphia|oclc=794700582}}</ref> [[Tibetan Buddhism]] became the official religion of the [[Yuan dynasty]] led by [[Kublai Khan]]. Following the fall of the Yuan dynasty in 1368, [[Tengrism|Tengriism]] became the main religion in the eastern Eurasian steppes until the 16th century. During the [[Qing dynasty]], Buddhism once again became the main religion, both in [[Outer Mongolia]] and [[Inner Mongolia]]. == Persecution == In the 20th century, the persecution of Mongol monks and other Buddhists happened under the rule of the [[Mongolian People's Republic]]. Mongolia imposed [[state atheism]] under the pressure of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet government]]. == Related pages == * [[Buddhism in Mongolia]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Buddhism]]