What Stcherbatsky describes from personal experience, is that the Buryats Buddhists supported a) Socialism, and b) Science, apparently because of the similarities between these two systems, and that of certain aspects of Buddhist philosophy.
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What Stcherbatsky describes from personal experience, is that the Buryats Buddhists supported a) Socialism, and b) Science, apparently because of the similarities between these two systems, and that of certain aspects of Buddhist philosophy.
It is believed that following his capture (and/or defection) to the Xiongnu in 99 BCE – the Han Dynasty general Li Ling (李陵) established an imperial-style palace in what is today Russia.