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Purevbat's Mongolian title Borkhanchi means a spiritual teacher who gives birth to Buddha that is a Buddhist Artist who is not only a master of Buddhist Art but also master of philosophy.
He has been making the utmost efforts for the revival of cultural identity and self-affirmation of Mongolians, which they lost during the last seven decades of communist rule. He established the Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art in 1993 and later, the Mongolian Traditional Are and Cultural Centre in order to educate young Mongolians, and to foster the traditional artistic culture.
Purebat has spent many years researching the history of Buddhist are and has traveled extensively throughout Asia. Through this travels he has amassed a large collection of academic material. He is now concentrating on preserving the rich traditional Mongolian heritage.
The following titles are the first group of the series from the 23 volumes of Art Books and Wisdom Book series written by him.
MIBA Art Books
1 STUPAS of Greater Mongolia (Published 2005)
2 Thangkas of Greater Mongolia
3 Geometrical Proportions of Buddhist Deities
4 Clay Figures for Worship in Greater Mongolia
5 Traditional Designs and Motifs of Greater Mongolia |
MIBA Wisdom Books
1 Chongkapa's Short Lamrim (Published 2002)
2 White Lotus Sutra (Published 2005)
3 Wisdom from Mongolian Predecessors for Overcoming the Degenerate Age
4 The secret of Death and Funerals of Greater Mongolia
5 The Life of Buddha Shakyamuni
6 Secret of Desire |
Lion Throne
Zanabazar's Enlightenment Stupa |
Traditional Variation of the lion throne full ornamentation of jewel. |
Lion throne with crossed Vajra at the middle of the main face. |
Detail of lion throne showing a wish-fulfilling jewel at the middle of the main face. |
Detail of lion throne showing elaborate decoration with white lion. |
Detail of lion throne showing elaborate decoration with white lion. |
Detail of peacock throne with four Lokapala at the centre of the main face. |
Lion throne with three jewels at the center of the main face, representing Buddha, Dharma, and Shanga. |
Lion throne with the Shang shang on the main face. |
Lion throne with the horse on the south side of the four main faces. |
Shang shang throne for Amoghasiddhi symbolizing the wisdom of achievement gained from conquering jealousy. |
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