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In Mongolia she worked as publications manager at Maitri Books, and also ran a small travel company for people wishing to visit the Buddhist power places in the country. She is a permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Kim Ill Jung Flower Growers Association of Mongolia, as well as a member of the Board of Advisors of the [http://www.glennmullin.com/mep.htm America Mongolia Friendship Society].<ref>http://www.glennmullin.com/mep.htm</ref> |
In Mongolia she worked as publications manager at Maitri Books, and also ran a small travel company for people wishing to visit the Buddhist power places in the country. She is a permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Kim Ill Jung Flower Growers Association of Mongolia, as well as a member of the Board of Advisors of the [http://www.glennmullin.com/mep.htm America Mongolia Friendship Society].<ref>http://www.glennmullin.com/mep.htm</ref> |
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Her previous credits include ''The Voice of the Silence''<ref>http://roerichmongoliamonthly.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/vol-4-roerich-house-mongolia-publishes-bi-lingual-edition-of-helena-blavatsky’s-“the-voice-of-the-silence”/</ref> and ''Lama of the Gobi''<ref>Michael Kohn, Lama of the Gobi: The Life and Times of Danzan Rabjaa, Mongolia's Greatest Mystical Poet, Maitri Books, Ulaanbaatar.</ref> and her most recent book is entitled, ''Reflections of a Mongolian Shaman''<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9937623294</ref>, is a translation of the writings from the famous Mongolian shaman Byampadorj Dondog. He was born in 1947 in Darvi Sum of Hovd Amaig, southwest Mongolia, in a maternal lineage descended from the tribe of the wife of Chinggis Haan ([[Genghis Khan]]).<ref>Shaman Byampadorj Dondog (Author), Degii Sodbaatar (Translator). ''Reflections of A Mongolian Shaman'', Vajra Books, Kathmandu, Nepal.</ref> This was the harsh era of the Stalinist purges, when Mongolia was a satellite of the Soviets<ref>http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Soviet2.html</ref>, and thus he grew up during a period when both [[Buddhism]] and [[shamanism]] were oppressed to the point of near extinction. In his youth he secretly trained in the ancient shamanic arts under several underground masters, and when Communism fell in 1990<ref>http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1969_detente/fall_of_communism.html</ref> he emerged as a principal force in the efforts of cultural and spiritual restoration. |
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'''''Reflections of a Mongolian Shaman'' Book Reviews'''<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Mongolian-Shaman-Byampadorj-Dondog/product-reviews/9937623294/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=byRankDescending</ref> |
'''''Reflections of a Mongolian Shaman'' Book Reviews'''<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Mongolian-Shaman-Byampadorj-Dondog/product-reviews/9937623294/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=byRankDescending</ref> |
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Degii (Delgerjargal) Sodbaatar graduated from Ulaanbaatar University, Mongolia in 2000 with a degree in Korean language and culture. Later she did a one year course on Korean poetics at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea. She then entered Donguk University of South Korea as a graduate student, to pursue an MA in Buddhist studies. [1]
In addition to the above academic endeavors, in 2009 Degii spent three months in residence at Smith College, Mass., USA, as part of a Mongolian art and culture exchange, and a one month residence at the University of IndianainBloomington. Then in 2010-11 she did a six month internship at the Olcott Institute of the Theosophical Society of America, Wheaton, Ill., to upgrade her English translation skills. [2]
In Mongolia she worked as publications manager at Maitri Books, and also ran a small travel company for people wishing to visit the Buddhist power places in the country. She is a permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Kim Ill Jung Flower Growers Association of Mongolia, as well as a member of the Board of Advisors of the America Mongolia Friendship Society.[3]
Her previous credits include The Voice of the Silence[4] and Lama of the Gobi[5] and her most recent book is entitled, Reflections of a Mongolian Shaman[6], is a translation of the writings from the famous Mongolian shaman Byampadorj Dondog. He was born in 1947 in Darvi Sum of Hovd Amaig, southwest Mongolia, in a maternal lineage descended from the tribe of the wife of Chinggis Haan (Genghis Khan).[7] This was the harsh era of the Stalinist purges, when Mongolia was a satellite of the Soviets[8], and thus he grew up during a period when both Buddhism and shamanism were oppressed to the point of near extinction. In his youth he secretly trained in the ancient shamanic arts under several underground masters, and when Communism fell in 1990[9] he emerged as a principal force in the efforts of cultural and spiritual restoration.
Reflections of a Mongolian Shaman Book Reviews[10]
• Written as a journal it gives good descriptions of how to become a Shaman, their practices with examples of results. The book also includes the Shaman's songs they sing as part of their rituals. Shaman Byampadori Dondog talks about the importance of his heritage and connections to his ancestors. -- Donnie Day Pomeroy
• A wonderful window into the heart and soul of one of the great Mongolian shamans of today. I congratulate Degii Sodbaatar on her excellent job in bringing it to an international audience. -- Glenn Mullin
• Thank you Degii for this priceless translation! -- The Merlin of Mongolia
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