Зая-бандид Намкайжамцогийн тууж «Сарны гэрэл»-ийн зохиогчийн тухай шинэ шинжилгэ (= Новые сведения об авторе сочинения «Лунный свет. История Зая-пандиты Намкай Джамцо»)

The biography of Zaya-pandita Namkaijamtso known as «Moonlight. The Story of Rabjam Zaya Pandita», written by his disciple Radnabhadra, is a well-known work of Mongolian literature of the 17th century. Radnabhadra's work is a valuable source on medieval history, culture and religion of the Oirats. However, information about the biography of the author of this work remains unknown. This article provides some new information about the activity of Zaya Pandita as well as his closest disciple, who was not only a Buddhist monk-chronicler, but also a translator and zealous figure of the Oirat culture.