Reworking a future: Buddhist revival in Mongolia

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  You're listening to Heart and Soul from the BBC World Service.

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  And for this episode, come with me to Mongolia,

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  where Buddhism is enjoying a revival and where a family is coming to terms with the fact that their son is recognised as a major reincarnation.

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  Buddhist monks at a ceremony here in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.

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  The prayers are ancient, but this scene is not as timeless as it may appear.

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  I'm David Sneath,

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  and for this episode I'm in Mongolia looking at how Buddhism is being revived in the country after decades of neglect.

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  and at the extraordinary story of how a young boy has been recognised as the latest reincarnation in a lineage of Buddhist leaders that stretches back centuries.

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  Why is the recognition of the 10th Jebsen Dambo Khotogd such a sensitive matter?

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  I think there was an initial excitement that we were making headlines in one way or another,

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  but I think it gradually turned into a bit of an apprehension.

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  Should we really be making headlines, specifically in this religious space?

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  This vast country is still coming to terms with two revolutions,

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