, ▁although ▁with ▁many ▁loan - words ▁from ▁Mong ol ian . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁written ▁with ▁a ▁modified ▁C yr ill ic ▁alphabet , ▁previously ▁used ▁Turk ic ▁run es , ▁later ▁Mong ol ian , ▁then ▁Latin ▁al ph ab ets . ▁Then , ▁Tu va ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Out er ▁Mong olia , ▁and ▁the ▁language ▁difference ▁was ▁a ▁determ ining ▁factor ▁in ▁Tu va ▁seeking ▁full ▁independence ▁from ▁Out er ▁Mong olia , ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Religion ▁Tu va ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁where ▁the ▁original ▁form ▁of ▁sh aman ism ▁is ▁preserved ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁culture ▁of ▁Tu va . ▁Sh aman ism ▁pres upp oses ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁good ▁and ▁evil ▁spirits ▁inhab iting ▁mountains , ▁for ests ▁and ▁water , ▁the ▁heav ens ▁and ▁the ▁under world . ▁The ▁medi ator ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁the ▁spirits ▁is ▁the ▁sh aman . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁spirits ▁the ▁sh aman ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁c ure ▁patients ▁and ▁to ▁predict ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁In ▁Tu va , ▁sh aman ism ▁peace fully ▁co exists ▁with ▁Buddh ism . ▁Buddh ism ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁many ▁folk ▁rit uals , ▁calendar ▁hol id ays , ▁and ▁folk ▁medic ines ▁in ▁Tu va . ▁Cent ers ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁in ▁Tu va ▁are ▁Kh ure e ▁– ▁tem ples