The Myth of Geser’s Birth into the World (Comparative Analysis with the Ramayana Texts and the Biography of Buddha)
All the chapters of the Mongolian “Geser” contain the theme of the hero’s birth the structure of which consists of several narrative elements: Khormusta sends one of his sons to the Earth in order to save the living beings; the prophesy about Geser’s birth is made at the foot of “obo” on the Earth; the immaculate conception and the uncommon birth of the hero. The same narrative elements are used in the birth of the hero’s subject in Tibetan “Geser”. There are doubtless similarities in the pattern of hero’s birth both in Tibetan and Mongolian eposes, however, there are visible differences. In these epic texts there are topics common to all heroic legends: childless elderly parents, begging a child from gods, an immaculate conception and an unusual birth of the hero. The same structure is used in the birth of the hero in the Indian “Ramayana”, however, the content has its distinct peculiarity. The analysis of the biography of Buddha showed that in the topic of Buddha’s birth the same narrative elements are used. The study gives a comparative analysis of the content of the hero’s birth in Mongolian “Geser”, Tibetan “Geser”, Idian “Ramayana” and the Buddha Shakyamuni’s biography.