A group of elderly women from this ethnic group known as the babushki matsik preserved their tantric texts and practices during Soviet-era exile to Siberia. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this modern ethnic group descended from the Oirats. These people are the only European ethnic group to primarily practice Buddhism.
ANSWER: Kalmyks [or Kalmyki; accept Xaľmgud or Halimaguud]
[10e] Kalmyks practice a branch of Buddhism named for this Asian region. Tenzin Gyatso leads a branch of Buddhism named for this region.
ANSWER: Tibet [or Böd; or Xīzàng; accept Tibetan Buddhism; prompt on Himalayas] (Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth Dalai Lama.)
[10h] The spiritual leader of the Kalmyk Buddhists, Erdne Ombadykow (“um-buh-DICK-off”), is considered a reincarnation of Tilopa, who summarized Buddhism with a set of this many “words of advice.” The Prajñāpāramitā sutras characterize bodhisattvas with a set of this many “perfections.”
ANSWER: six [or 6; accept six perfections or six pāramitās; accept six words of advice or six precepts]
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