Corpses of Choibalsan and Sukhbaatar cremated

For the last weeks they have been working on the deconstruction of the mausoleum at the sukhbaatar square. The bodies of Sukhbaatar and Choibalsan were removed and apparently the day before yesterday the bodies of Sukhbaatar and Choibalsan have been ritually cremated. There were monks present at the ceremony to bless there last farewell, which especially in the case of Choibalsan was quite remarkable. He is held most responsible for the destructions of more than 900 temples and monasteries and the killing of thousands of monks.

Also see Mausoleum gone

Mongolian Words：тэн (ten)

Quite a few words start with тэн, like Тэнгис (tengis - sea) or тэнгэр (tenger - heaven), but тэн itself actually means: the load for each side of a camel’. Additionally it means as much as: half. But in turn, тэнгүЙ (tengui) means unequalled

"I am God's Punishment for your Sins"

The Loneley Planet of Cantral Asia (with contributions of Mongolia LP writer Michael Kohn) mentions Chinggis Khaan (or Jenghiz, as they have transcribed it) and his army invading the city of Bukhara.

It was this brilliant city, as soldiers raped and looted and horses trampled Islamic Holy books in the streets, that the unschooled Jenghiz assended to the pulpit in the chief Mosque and preached to the congregation. His message:"I am God's punishment for your sins"

LP continues to conlude that this 'shocking psychological warfare is perhaps unrivaled in history'

For more details, and some doubt, on this see John Man's Genghis Khan.

Traditional use of herbes of the Mongols

Mongolian Medicine: "the warriors of Chengis Khan (died 1227) took medicines like Acorus calamus (Tib. shu dag) to stop bleeding. The herb relieves pain and detoxifies the organism after consumption of contaminated food. During times of war, senior generals made their troops collect Acorus calamus when the army camped near rivers. They used the herb to purify water by placing it in the river, upstream of the camp.



Musk was also used to treat water. The Mongolians soaked musk in their wooden water carriers to provide flavour and purify the water. Aconitum richardsonianum lavener (Tib. sman chen) was used in the distillation of liquor. The herb was placed below the barrel of liquor as a precautionary measure. Garuda-5 or Khyunga (Tib. Khyung lnga), which prevents infectious diseases and relieves pain, is also very popular in oriental medical traditions. In this way, Mongolians have used different kinds of medicinal herbs to cure and prevent human and animal ailments."

Don Croner's WorldWideWanders: Mongolia | Dambijantsan

Don Croner's WorldWideWanders: Mongolia | Dambijantsan: "The Life and Death of Dambijantsan"