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SHILIINBOGDMOUNTAIN
alocalhouseholdaftertwoyears.Helookedatmeseriously,butIdid
notshowmyfearandhedidnothurtme.Maybeheheardaboutmeabit
more.Sothathetoleratedmyaction.”20
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Manyinformantsrelatedsimilarstoriesaboutsacrificingyoungwomanforthemaster
ofShiliinBogdwhichisfierceman.
ThemasterofShiliinBogdasawoman
SomelocalpeopleconsiderthemasterofShiliinBogdtobeapowerfulwoman.An
informantcalledMangalOsorsaidthat:
ThespiritmasterofShiliinBogdisapowerfulwoman.Sheholdsawoman’s
femur(хYнийдундчөмөг)inherhand,whichisasymbolofdefeating
evils.Historically,“goodmen”inhabitedShiliinBogd.Duetothatthe
masterofShiliinBogdprotectedthemfromanyfoes.Indeed,themaster
ofShiliinBogdlikedmen,butshealsohasneverharmedanywomen,
whoclimbedthatmountain.Onthecontrary,somemountains,whosespirit
isaman,areprohibitedtobevisitedbywomen.21
Moreover,DarigangasexplainedthatwhenmencometoShiliinBogdandsleep
atnightthere,sheisreallyglad.Therefore,sheboostsmaleenergymorethanfemale.
Sincesheisawoman,shedoesnotprohibitwomentoclimbthemountain.Therefore,
themasterofShiliinBogdcouldbeamajesticwoman.
TheanimalisthemasterofShiliinBogd
Generally,theMongolsareconvincedthatlusandsavdagtakeaformofserpents.
Thatiswhytheserpentsrepresentthesespirits.IfthepilgrimsmeetaserpentatShiliin
Bogd,theywillrespectit.
Ontheotherhand,DarigangasstronglybelievethatthemasterofShiliinBogd
appearsasawolf.IntheearlytimesonlyspiritedmencouldliveattheShiliinBogd
mountain.Todaywolves,beingspiritedanimal,livethereandbecomethedescendants
ofthe“goodmen.”
Asaresult,wolfbecamethemasterspiritofShiliinBogd.ProbablyDarigangas
respectwolfmorethanotherMongolianpeople.Fiveyearsagoawolfgavebirthto
cubsattheShiliinBogdmountainandworshippersdidnotharmthosecubsandthey
respectedthem.ThussomeDarigangasculptorsmadeawolfmonumentattheentrance
toBaruun-Urt,thecenterofSukhbaatarprovince.
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DamdinsurenZundui,male,77yearsold,acameleer,Naransum.
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MangalOsor,male,75yearsold,alama,Baruun-Urt.