Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s5.t4.4

v1.c7.s5.t4.4

In Wanli Reign of Ming Dynasty (1573-1620), Mongolian was keen on accepting Buddhism and Tomoto Altan Qan and his posterity advocated translating *Tripitaka* into Mongolian, ushering a new era of translating Buddhist sutra into Mongolian. Meanwhile, Chahar Ligdar Khan attached importance to the translation of *Tripitaka* into Mongolian and valued bkav vgyur as one of Three Treasures so he gathered 33 eminent monks including Kunga Ao Tyne to translate parts of bkav vgyur which have not been translated yet into Mongolian. In 1629, monks completed the translation of bkav vgyur. Tripitaka was written with gold power and thus, it is, called “Golden Mongolian Tripitaka” in history.