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| − | Crazy Shagdar (Mongolian: Shaγdar soliyatu, 1869-1930s) was a wandering [[lama]] from the Baarin banner (in what is now Ulanhad city) in Inner Mongolia. He is the hero of a number of, usually quite critical, tales, in which he mocks corrupt nobles, other [[lama]]s etc. One tale deals with how he rebuked Chinese traders on a temple fair: | + | Crazy Shagdar ({{Wiki|Mongolian}}: Shaγdar soliyatu, 1869-1930s) was a wandering [[lama]] from the Baarin [[banner]] (in what is now Ulanhad city) in [[Inner Mongolia]]. He is the [[hero]] of a number of, usually quite critical, tales, in which he mocks corrupt [[nobles]], other [[lama]]s etc. One tale deals with how he rebuked {{Wiki|Chinese}} traders on a [[temple]] fair: |
| − | : The annual Baarin temple fair had always attracted many traders from Inner China. Shagdar came very close to the side of the tent of one of these traders, made a fireplace from three stones, pulled a Tibetan cooking pot from his bundle, then he helped himself to the water from the traders' clay ton and made a fire from their wood. When the eldest of the traders scolded him and called him crazy, Shagdar replied | + | : The annual Baarin [[temple]] fair had always attracted many traders from Inner [[China]]. Shagdar came very close to the side of the tent of one of these traders, made a fireplace from three stones, pulled a [[Tibetan]] cooking pot from his bundle, then he helped himself to the [[water]] from the traders' clay ton and made a [[fire]] from their [[wood]]. When the eldest of the traders scolded him and called him crazy, Shagdar replied |
:: I, Shagdar, only drank from the waters of my homeland, | :: I, Shagdar, only drank from the waters of my homeland, | ||
| − | :: Made a fire with nothing but the wood from my hills. | + | :: Made a [[fire]] with nothing but the [[wood]] from my hills. |
| − | :: I used none of the water or wood you brought from Shandong! | + | :: I used none of the [[water]] or [[wood]] you brought from [[Shandong]]! |
| − | :: Squeezing out the people's blood - | + | :: Squeezing out the people's {{Wiki|blood}} - |
:: That's were you belong, bastards! | :: That's were you belong, bastards! | ||
| − | : That is how he sweared at them in both Mongolian and Chinese. | + | : That is how he sweared at them in both {{Wiki|Mongolian}} and {{Wiki|Chinese}}. |
| − | A collection of tales about him appeared in Mukden in 1959, and some of these have been translated into German. | + | A collection of tales about him appeared in [[Mukden]] in 1959, and some of these have been translated into [[German]]. |
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Revision as of 22:07, 14 December 2015
Crazy Shagdar (Mongolian: Shaγdar soliyatu, 1869-1930s) was a wandering lama from the Baarin banner (in what is now Ulanhad city) in Inner Mongolia. He is the hero of a number of, usually quite critical, tales, in which he mocks corrupt nobles, other lamas etc. One tale deals with how he rebuked Chinese traders on a temple fair:
- The annual Baarin temple fair had always attracted many traders from Inner China. Shagdar came very close to the side of the tent of one of these traders, made a fireplace from three stones, pulled a Tibetan cooking pot from his bundle, then he helped himself to the water from the traders' clay ton and made a fire from their wood. When the eldest of the traders scolded him and called him crazy, Shagdar replied
A collection of tales about him appeared in Mukden in 1959, and some of these have been translated into German.
