Mongolian Literature Anthology by Bawden -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Books of Related Interest Copyright Dedication PREFACE CONTENTS Introduction A Note on Spelling A Short Bibliography And Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Translations History

The King of Tibet and the Princess of China The Lesson of Alan go'a The Youth of Genghis Khan Temüjin Escapes from the Three Merkit How Temüjin Acquired the Name of Genghis Khan Genghis Reproves his Brothers Khasar and Belgetei Genghis Takes a New Wife The Story of Argasun the Lutenist An Attempt on the Life of Genghis Khan Genghis and the Bowl of Elixir The Death of Genghis Khan The Lament of the Khagan Togon Temür The Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty The Khagan and the Lady Mongol-Oirad Rivalry Dayan Khagan Unites the Mongols The Second Conversion of the Mongols to Buddhism The Dalai Lama Suppresses a Demoness

Legends

The Tale of the Two Dapple-greys The Tale of Ubashi Khungtayiji of the Mongols The Ölet War How the Four Khans of Khalkha got their Titles Gerel the Clever Khan The Legend of the Squinting Princess

Didactic Literature

How an Orphan Boy Argued with the Nine Champions of Genghis Khan The Key of Understanding Discourse of a Sheep, a Goat and an Ox The Story of the Little Dog, the Cat and the Mouse The Kite which Reveals the Way of the World The Story of the Hare, the Hogget and the Wolf The Tale of the Boy with the Black Ox A Tract on the Evils of Strong Drink Two Pastoral Letters Maxims

Epic

How Geser Regulated the Realm of the Emperor Güme of China How Geser was Changed into a Donkey Anaa Mergen Khan Erinchin Mergen the Best of Men Keviin Sayin Buidar

Prayers and Rituals

A Ritual for the Worship of the God of the Fire An Incense-offering to the White Old Man Prayers before Hunting

An Incense-offering to the Gun Worship of the Saddle-thongs A Prayer to Manakhan Tngri

Obtaining a Site for Disposing of the Dead

On the Custom of Begging a Site for Disposing of a Dead Person From Troubled Years Ritual for Worshipping the Water-spirits and Local Deities

Shamanistic Incantations

Invocation of Queen Changkhulang Fragment of an Invocation to the Spirits of the Black Direction

Folk-tales

Mostly Supernatural Tricksters and Clever Talk Tales about Balansengge Mendicant Tales Tales about Shagdar Animal Tales Nonsense Tales Myths Triads Conversations

Sino-Mongolian Prose Literature

Khasbuu Injanashi

Tales of Indian Origin

King Bigarmijid The Monk Molon

Lyrics and Other Verse

Conversation Songs Ceremonial Poetry

Title of the First Horse Vanguard of the Festival Title of a Straggler Title of the Last Horse Rich Belly Eulogy of the Best Camel-gelding Benediction for the Tent A Wish-prayer for the First Cutting of a Child's Hair Eulogy of Mount Köküi Khan

Poems by Güleransa Poems by Injanashi Poems by Ravjaa Poems by Sangdag Poems by Natsagdorj Some Traditional Verse

Reminiscences

Old Jambal’s Tales How I Got the Name of Devil Scenes from a Mongol Childhood How Zagd Went to War The Darkhad Shamans The Story of a Shamaness

A modern short story

The Tears of the Reverend Lama

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