Lidzhi says he studies lamrim, a Buddhist text about the stages in the path of enlightenment as taught by Buddha. Lidzhi also believes that great Buddhist leaders such as the Dalai Lama, the Bogdo Gegyan and Telo Tulku Rinpoche (the Supreme Lama of Kalmykia) all managed to free themselves from a circle of samsara, or rebirth, and are now among us only out of their deep compassion. According to Lidzhi, the Buddha Avalokiteshvara is omniscient and sees what happens in all worlds, including hell. The Dalai Lama is the embodiment of this Buddha. Lidzhi recalls a 12-day long lamrim teaching given by the Dalai Lama in southern India where his Holiness said to the audience that he would like it if all people attained nirvana, but it is only up to people themselves to accomplish this. As a Buddhist, Lidzhi tries to do the following regularly. Every morning he promises to himself that he will think positively, for it is very important to control one’s mind and have clean thoughts. He also reads prayers to his clan deities, to a personal protector (the Buddha of Medicine) and to Okn Tengr. Then he reads prayers for the wellbeing of all living beings. According to Lidzhi, it is not correct to read prayers for oneself only. Every Buddhist needs to pray for all other living beings, and only in this case their buyn (merit) will increase. If one has the correct motivation and a positive outlook on life, that person can live as if in paradise even in this lifetime. There are other advanced prayers and techniques of bowing and prostration that Lidzhi mentions. If one follows all this, that person can be reborn as a human being in the next life or even attain nirvana. Even getting human rebirth should be seen as a great achievement, given the sheer number of the unlucky i.e. all insects in this world, sinners in hell and souls suffering in the world of hungry ghosts. One day Lidzhi attended a teaching by Telo Tulku Rinpoche who advised that Buddhists should go and visit holy places where Buddha was born and gave his teachings. By taking this advice, Lidzhi and his wife visited Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and other holy sites. Auspiciously, the next year Lidzhi’s wife gave birth to a boy.