Jalsan
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Jalsan is a politician, scholar, and Buddhist leader (tulku
) in the People's Republic of China
. He is of Mongol ethnicity
.
, Gansu
, on the 13th day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar
. He went to Alxa League
, Inner Mongolia
in 1958 to attend primary school. After his middle school graduation, he participated in the Down to the Countryside Movement
. In 1978, he entered the M.A. programme in Mongolian language
at the Inner Mongolia University
. After his graduation, he went to Japan in 1985 to study for a further two years as an international student
at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
before returning to Gansu to study Tibetan
at the Northwest University for Nationalities
in 1988.
and the Standing Committee
of the National People's Congress
of the People's Republic of China
.
of the Southern Temple of the Helan Mountains, the largest Buddhist temple in Inner Mongolia. He is also involved with a number of organisations relating to Buddhism in China
: he is a board member of the Buddhist Association of China
, president of the Buddhist Association of Inner Mongolia, and principal of the Buddhist School of Inner Mongolia.
and a visiting professor at the Northwest University for Nationalities
.
|year=1991|oclc=299469024}}|month=August|year=1997|isbn=7-81015-764-7|publisher=Inner Mongolia University Press|ref=CITEREFJalsanBadma-odsar1997}}; a Festschrift
in honour of Professor Chinggeltei
Tulku
In Tibetan Buddhism, a tulku is a particular high-ranking lama, of whom the Dalai Lama is one, who can choose the manner of his rebirth. Normally the lama would be reincarnated as a human, and of the same sex as his predecessor. In contrast to a tulku, all other sentient beings including other...
) in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. He is of Mongol ethnicity
Ethnic Mongols in China
Mongols in China are citizens of the People's Republic of China who are ethnic Mongols. They form one of the 55 ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8 million ethnic Mongols living in China. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia,...
.
Early life and education
Jalsan was born in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous CountyTianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County
Tenzhu Tibetan Autonomous County is in the prefecture-level city of Wuwei in the Chinese province of Gansu. It has an area of 7,147km² and approximately 230,000 inhabitants...
, Gansu
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
, on the 13th day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar
Lunar calendar
A lunar calendar is a calendar that is based on cycles of the lunar phase. A common purely lunar calendar is the Islamic calendar or Hijri calendar. A feature of the Islamic calendar is that a year is always 12 months, so the months are not linked with the seasons and drift each solar year by 11 to...
. He went to Alxa League
Alxa League
Alxa League is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and three extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. The league borders Mongolia to the north, Bayan Nur to the northeast, Wuhai and Ordos to the east, Ningxia to the southeast, and Gansu to the south and west. The capital is Bayan Hot in the aimag's...
, Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
in 1958 to attend primary school. After his middle school graduation, he participated in the Down to the Countryside Movement
Down to the Countryside Movement
The Down to the Countryside Movement was a policy instituted in the People's Republic of China in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As a result of the anti-bourgeois thinking prevalent during the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong declared certain privileged urban youth would be sent to mountainous...
. In 1978, he entered the M.A. programme in Mongolian language
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
at the Inner Mongolia University
Inner Mongolia University
Inner Mongolia University, located in the city of Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, is a university in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, under the authority of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional government....
. After his graduation, he went to Japan in 1985 to study for a further two years as an international student
International student
According to Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development , international students are those who travel to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study. Despite that, the definition of international students varies in each country in accordance to their own national...
at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
TUFS is a specialized institution only in foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies, thus it is not as well-known as other big universities such as University of Tokyo and Kyoto University...
before returning to Gansu to study Tibetan
Tibetan language
The Tibetan languages are a cluster of mutually-unintelligible Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by Tibetan peoples who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering the Indian subcontinent, including the Tibetan Plateau and the northern Indian subcontinent in Baltistan, Ladakh,...
at the Northwest University for Nationalities
Northwest University for Nationalities
Northwest University for Nationalities is the first minority institution of higher learning founded in China after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of PRC. Its precedent was the third campus of Northwest People's Revolutionary...
in 1988.
Politics
Jalsan serves as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceChinese People's Political Consultative Conference
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...
and the Standing Committee
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China , which is convened between plenary sessions of the NPC. It has the constitutional authority to modify legislation within limits set by...
of the National People's Congress
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
Religious positions
Jalsan is a tulkuTulku
In Tibetan Buddhism, a tulku is a particular high-ranking lama, of whom the Dalai Lama is one, who can choose the manner of his rebirth. Normally the lama would be reincarnated as a human, and of the same sex as his predecessor. In contrast to a tulku, all other sentient beings including other...
of the Southern Temple of the Helan Mountains, the largest Buddhist temple in Inner Mongolia. He is also involved with a number of organisations relating to Buddhism in China
Buddhism in China
Chinese Buddhism refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China since ancient times. Buddhism has played an enormous role in shaping the mindset of the Chinese people, affecting their aesthetics, politics, literature, philosophy and medicine.At the peak of the...
: he is a board member of the Buddhist Association of China
Buddhist Association of China
The Buddhist Association of China is a major organization of Chinese Buddhism, which serves as the official supervisory organ of Buddhism in the People's Republic of China...
, president of the Buddhist Association of Inner Mongolia, and principal of the Buddhist School of Inner Mongolia.
Academic work
In the academic world, Jalsan is both a regular professor at the Inner Mongolia UniversityInner Mongolia University
Inner Mongolia University, located in the city of Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, is a university in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, under the authority of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional government....
and a visiting professor at the Northwest University for Nationalities
Northwest University for Nationalities
Northwest University for Nationalities is the first minority institution of higher learning founded in China after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, directly under the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of PRC. Its precedent was the third campus of Northwest People's Revolutionary...
.
Selected publications
|publisher=Inner Mongolia People's Publishing HouseInner Mongolia People's Publishing House
The Inner Mongolia People's Publishing House is a publishing company based in Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1951...
|year=1991|oclc=299469024}}|month=August|year=1997|isbn=7-81015-764-7|publisher=Inner Mongolia University Press|ref=CITEREFJalsanBadma-odsar1997}}; a Festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
in honour of Professor Chinggeltei
Chinggeltei
Chinggeltei is a professor of linguistics at the Inner Mongolia University in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, focusing on the Mongolic languages. He was one of the founders of the university, and served as its first vice-rector...