Although settled on the far side of the Russian steppe, far from their brethren in Sinkiang, these Mongols retained their own language and customs. As pious Tibetan Buddhists they also carried their altars and images with them for veneration on the long journey. They regarded the Dalai Lama as their supreme spiritual leader.
雖然定居在俄羅斯草原的另一端，和遠在新疆的故國同胞們相隔千萬里，但這批蒙古人仍然堅守自己的語言、習俗；而篤信西藏佛教（喇嘛教）的他們，即使在艱險的長途跋涉中，也仍然帶著神龕佛像，虔誠地頂禮供奉，並且視達賴喇嘛為至高無上的精神領袖。