Zanabazar – spiritual top of Mongolia

Abstract

There are main stages of the big social, religious, philosophical and artistic life of the outstanding personality of Mongolia of the second half of 17th and the beginning of 18th centuries – Zanabazar are represented in this article. His way is marked with the great achievements in the state life, there was established a special form of government, combined secular and religious forms, the soyombo alphabet was elaborated by him and it helped in translating into Mongolian the major works about religious formalism and metaphysics, he proved himself both as the deep thinker, that was reflected in his philosophical works and as the prominent sculptor as his works in sculpture plastic arts amaze with the perfection of forms, proportions and the images of the supreme spirituality. Two his sculptures are particularly emphasized, they are Green and White Taras. Zanabazar laid the basis for the Mongolian school of sculpture. The main art museum in Ulaanbaatar is named after him.