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Burchan

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the name of the idols of the Calmuck Tartars, who are said to number one hundred and eight. Most of their gods are supposed to have been spiritual, but created, beings, who, after passing through all the different degrees of transmigration, have at last raised themselves to the dignity of divine beings by great deeds and extreme sufferings.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Burchan'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/burchan.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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