Arshi (folklore)

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Arshi, is a god who is associated with the fire ritual as practiced in Mongol mythology. The epithet is found in a prayer by the 18th-century lama Mergen Gegen Lubsangdambijalsan, where it is added to the name of the "Khan of the fire". "Arshi" derives from Sanskrit rsi; "tngri" refers to the 99 tngri or Mongolian deities.^[1]

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^ Atwood, Christopher P. (1996). "Buddhism and Popular Ritual in Mongolian Religion: A Reexamination of the Fire cult". History of Religions. 36 (2): 112–39. doi:10.1086/463455. JSTOR 3176686. S2CID 162394887.

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[1] Atwood, Christopher P. (1996). "Buddhism and Popular Ritual in Mongolian Religion: A Reexamination of the Fire cult". History of Religions. 36 (2): 112–39. doi:10.1086/463455. JSTOR 3176686. S2CID 162394887.

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