Bidia Dandaron Death
Bidia passed away on October 26, 1974 at the age of 59 in Buryatia, Siberia, Russia.
When did Bidia Dandaron die?
October 26, 1974How old was Bidia Dandaron when died?
59Where did Bidia Dandaron die? What was the location of death?
Buryatia, Siberia, Russia
Bidia Dandaron Birthday and Date of Death
Bidia Dandaron was born on December 28, 1914 and died on October 26, 1974. Bidia was 59 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 28, 1914
Date of Death: October 26, 1974
Age at Death: 59
Bidia Dandaron - Biography
Bidia Dandaron (Vidyadhara, Russian: Бидия Дандарович Дандарон) (December 28, 1914, Soorkhoi, Kizhinga, Buryatia — October 26, 1974, Vydrino, Buryatia) was a major Buddhist author and teacher in the USSR. He also worked in academic Tibetology, contributed to the Tibetan-Russian Dictionary (1959) and made several translations from Tibetan into Russian. He is mostly remembered as a Buddhist teacher whose students in Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania continued both religious and scholarly work, and as an early Buddhist author who wrote on European philosophy, history, and science within a Buddhist framework. Among his students were Alexander Piatigorsky and Linnart Mäll.
