Buddhist literary tradition in Buryatia: geoinformation approaches to reconstruct a cultural phenomenon

Abstract

The article discusses problems of research and representation of the Buddhist literary tradition in Buryatia. It shows main factors of forming the tradition, gives characteristics of its current state and transformation under modern conditions. The approaches to a database generation and archaeographic investigations results presentation are discribed. The methodology of authority data control and GIS technology to create online information resource are represented.

Keywords

• buddhist literature
• bookish everyday life
• archaeography
• authority database
• historical-cultural gis