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SHILIINBOGDMOUNTAIN
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lamasarrivedtherefromUlaanbaatar.ThesemonksreadsomeBuddhistscripturesinfront
ofastoneovoo.Sothatallpilgrimsrespectedthem.24ShiliinBogdstartedtobecome
afamousmountainandpilgrimsstartedmakingnewritualsthere.
AninformantRenchindorjsaidthatintheearlytimesonlyfewpeopleclimbedShiliin
Bogdalongitseasternside.Currently,alotofpeoplegoupalongthepath.Similarly
menandwomenclimbthatmountainandpraytoit.
ItissaidthatifsomeonemakesapilgrimagetotheShiliinBogdmountainwithin
15daysoftheLunarNewYear(TsagaanSar),25heorshewillbehappyforthewhole
newyear.TheMongolsconsiderthe1st,3rd,8thand15thdayoftheLunarNewYearas
auspiciousdays.26Especiallythe8thdayisconsideredthemostsuitableforpilgrimage
toShiliinBogd.ItmustberelatedtotheMongolianconcernthatthisverydayisthe
mostvirtuoustimeforanygoodactivity.Thus,over600carsfullofpeoplearrivedat
ShiliinBogdatthe8thdayofthelastLunarNewYear.
LeadersofDemocraticPartysuchasMembersoftheNationalConsultativeCommittee
andheadsofthecapitalandprovincialpartyunitspraytoShiliinBogdevery8thday
oftheLunarNewYearandraisedtheirprayerflagslastyears.27Notonlypoliticians
gotoShiliinBogdtodefendtheirpoliticalstatus,alsosomecelebritiespraytoit.For
example,anactorTs.TumurbaatarclimbedShiliinBogdduringthelastLunarNew
Year.SomeonesaidthatpeopleshouldclimbthereeveryNewYearforthreeyears
withoutabreak,sohedecidedtopraytothatmountainnextyeartoo.28Ordinarypeople
alsofollowthisnewcustom.
TserenpilBaljinformedthat:
IprayedtoShiliinBogdonthe8thofthelasttwoLunarNewYears.If
wepraytoShiliinBogdfor3yearswithoutabreak,itwillhelpusalot.
ThatiswhyIwillmakeapilgrimagetotheShiliinBogdmountainforthe
thirdtimenextyear.Honestly,Idonotknowwhatitactuallymeans,but
Ifollowthiscommonritual.PeopletendtomakepilgrimagestotheShiliin
Bogdmountain3times,becauseitisconsideredusefultoworshippers.29
Nowadays,peoplealsoliketomakeanoathattheShiliinBogdmountain.Making
anoathhasbecomeoneofthespecialprayingactivitiesatShiliinBogd.
A.Dugarsureninformedthat:
AlthoughIhavelivedinDarigangaareaforallmylife,Ihaveneverheard
aboutanyspecialoathbeinggiventoShiliinBogd.Theelderlypeoplesaid
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June25,2012,http://www.emegteichuud.mn/content/42203.shtml.
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AftertheLunarNewYearwithin15days.
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M.Renchindorj,male,73yearsold,ateacherofnaturalstudiesatschoolofDarigangasum.
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February14,2013,http://politics.news.mn/content/134087.shtml.
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March3,2012,www.wikimon.mn.
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TserenpilBalj,male,60yearsold,livesinBaruun-Urt.
