BRIGHT TRACE IN BUDDHIST SCIENCE. TO THE CENTENARY OF K. M. GERASIMOVA (22.05.1919–17.06.2011)

DOI 10.31554/2222-9175-2019-34-246-251

BRIGHT TRACE IN BUDDHIST SCIENCE. TO THE CENTENARY OF K. M. GERASIMOVA (22.05.1919–17.06.2011)

Zhamsueva D. S.

The paper is devoted to the centenary of the birth of K. M. Gerasimova, who stands at the origin of the development of historical, ethnographic and cultural aspects of Russian Buddhology. On the basis of her autobiography the author considers the contribution of the famous scientist to the Buddhist science, reveals some sides of the remarkable individual.