◆ [Date updated: 2023/12/18(Mon) 08:34:51]
　■User: goblinmane
　│im trying to learn to speak mongolian and i am also returning to school after a 4 year hiatus
　│i have a job now as well which was something i was seeking but couldnt find while i was active on heyuri
　│im becoming more active in my local church community, have been meeting with my priest weekly
　│and mingling with the rest of the parish briefly.
　│How have things in your life changed since you began posting on Heyuri? (・∀・)
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　├■Thing have changed very little for me in the past 3.5 years - in fact 
　│　things haven't changed much in the past 15 years (;^Д^)
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　└■- I am now able to read untranslated eroge ヽ(´∇`)ノ
　　│- School is now 10x harder and I'm failing hard (´Д`)
　　│- I learned few 1337 skillz (´ー`)
　　│- I earned some more fetishes (ﾟｰﾟ)
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　　│Why are you learning mongolian?
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　　├■I WILL IMPERSONATE DSCHINGIS KHAN AND TAKE OVER TEH WORLD!!!!!!
　　││MUHAHAHAHA (｀∇´)
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　　│├■EHH!!? Σ(;ﾟДﾟ)
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　　│├■САНАМЖ БУЙ ДЭМЭГЭЭ!!!!! (╬⊙Д⊙)
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　　│└■Tell that to the Poles! (´∇`)σ
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　　└■User: goblinmane
　　　│I've always had a fascination with the culture, one of the most beautiful images i can think of
　　　│is the Golden Horde charging through the steppes. I also find their folk religion, Tengrism, to be quite interesting.
　　　│Id like to learn more about the religion from root sources and see in what ways they compare to Christianity.
　　　│I can see myself living a few years out Ulaanbaatar sometime in my future, if not that then hopefully visit extensively.
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　　　└■Interestan. I speak turkish so I can somewhat understand some Kipchak
　　　　　languages (especially qirimtatar) since it's not that far from Oghuz
　　　　　branch
　　　　　
　　　　　It's disputable to call Tengrism a "religion" (the word "belief" would
　　　　　probably fit better) or Tengri as a "God". Tengri is the sky/the
　　　　　universe, making Tengrism actually an ancient version of Pantheism. I'm
　　　　　leaving some other Gods out, since they're closer to mythological beings
　　　　　and mostly seen in Turkic mythology(?).
　　　　　
　　　　　Tengrism, being a folk belief, didn't have any book or official
　　　　　documents (though, I think Irk Bitig is the oldest book on the topic...
　　　　　but it's also more about turkic mythology than Tengrism) like Abrahamic
　　　　　religions, nor much English resources. I think the most academic
　　　　　research on the topic has been done in Turkish. If you're interested,
　　　　　here is a book that seems to be suggested in Tengrist circles:
　　　　　https://annas-archive.org/search?q=T%C3%BCrk+Kozmolojisine+Giri%C5%9F
　　　　　You can read it by copypasting the text to a translator. Skip the
　　　　　history part. Note that much of the documents from the era is biased
　　　　　Chinese archives. Also this is mostly Turkic perspective, but Mongolian
　　　　　Tengrism wasn't much different besides some names.
　　　　　
　　　　　As for Ulaanbaatar, I don't think it's much different than any big city
　　　　　(;^Д^)
　　　　　If you're a traveler, you'd probably be more interested in visiting the
　　　　　rural villages of Mongolia or central asian Turkic states.
　　　　　
　　　　　Lastly, plz click on that "Make line breaks" buttan b4 posting