Professor J.Tsoloo, PhD Mongolian Philology, has donated the rare hand written scripts of 17th century prominent Oirat Buddhist scholar and educator Zaya Pandita, or Namkhaijamts, to the Bogd Khan Palace Museum. These rare handmade scripts, gilded icons, banshu hat, and autobiography, and writing in todo script  (clear script) including  “Moon light”,  hand written rare sutra “Altan gerel” and “Tsagaan shukhert”.

Zaya Pandita created the todo bichig script in 1648 to transcribe the Oirat language. From the time Zaya Pandita developed todo bichig in 1648 until his death in 1662, he translated approximately 186 Buddhist texts from Tibetan language to the Oirat language while still serving the religious needs of the Oirat tribes in Dzungaria. His most famous work is the four-volume Clear Mirror of Teachings.

The todo bichig script is still used by Oirats in Xinjiang with slight revisions, and is taught alongside standard classical written Mongolian in that region.

These rare and unique sutras and heritages will be presented to public at the Bogd Khan Palace Museum. The ceremony to present the for the first time to the public will be held at the Bogd Khan Palace Museum at 11.00 pm on February 14th, or at the horse hour on the first 15th of spring, according to the lunar calendar.

Organizer, the “Tod nomiin gerel center”, has informed media that there will be several events related to the todo bichig script and Oirat studies on that day.

Professor J.Tsoloo, PhD Mongolian Philology,  protected and saved those rare relics and scripts for 50 years from 1963 and decided to donate to these precious historical items to the Bogd Khan Palace Museum.