The Choijin Lama Temple (Mongolian: Чойжин ламын сүм; Official name given by Manchu Qing Emperor Guangxu (1871 – 1908): Mongolian: Өршөөлийг хөгжүүлэгч сүм, Tibetan: བརྩེ་འཕེལ་གླིང་།།, ZYPY: Brtse’phel gling, English; Compassion Perfection…
Gandantegchinlen Monastery (Mongolian: Гандантэгчинлэн хийд, Gandantegchinlen khiid, short name: Gandan Mongolian: Гандан), Mongolian Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The…
Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд, Chinese:光顯寺, Tibetan:ལྷུན་གྲུབ་བདེ་ཆེན་གླིང་) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Övörkhangai Province, approximately 2 km north-east from the center of…
Amarbayasgalant Monastery (Mongolian: Амарбаясгалант хийд, Chinese: 慶寧寺) or the “Monastery of Tranquil Felicity”, is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia. The monastery complex is located in the Iven Valley near…
Tovkhon Monastery (Mongolian: Төвхөн хийд, Töwhön híd), one of Mongolia’s oldest Buddhist monasteries, is located on the border of Övörkhangai Province and Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia, about 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Kharkhorin.…
Amarbuyant Monastery (Khiid), located 50 km west of Shinejist, once it was housed the 13th Dalai Lama and over 1,000 monks. HOW TO REACH BY ROAD : BY AIR : HISTORY His holiness the 13th Dalai Lama stayed there for ten days in 1904 during a journey…
Dash Choinkhorlon Monastery HOW TO REACH BY ROAD : BY AIR : HISTORY Like most monasteries in Mongolia, this one (built in 1992) replaces the original monastery, Bangiin Khiiree, which was destroyed in 1937. About 1000 monks lived and worshipped at…
Dashpeljeelen Monastery is located at the base of Shuteen Park, Gobi-Altai Province. This small, attractive monastery was built in 1990 and is home to 30 monks. Unlike most others, there was no previous structure on this site. On most days from 10 a…
Kharagiin Monastery, housed in a pretty log cabin in the old town, it has recently become very active. With a host of protector deities and a tree encased in blue khatag silk scarves, the monastery has the feel of a pilgrimage center. HOW TO REACH…
Baldan Bereeven Monastery (Mongolian: Балдан бэрээвэн хийд) is a Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) Buddhist monastery located in the Baruun Jargalant River valley Ömnödelger district, Khentii Province, Mongolia. First established in 1654, the monastery grew to…
Danzandarjaa Monastery. small monastery built in the 1990s in Mörön, Khövsgöl Province to replace the original and much larger Mörön Monastery (Möröngiin Khuree) which was destroyed in 1937. The ceremony is performed daily between 9:30 a.m. and 6…
Khamar Monastery (Mongolian: Хамарын хийд, Khamar Khiid), founded in 1820, was an important Red Hat sect Buddhist monastic, cultural, and education center in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert region until its destruction in 1937. It is located in Khatanbulag…
Mañjuśrī Monastery (Mongolian: Манзуширын хийд; alternately translated as Manzushir; Chinese: 福祈寺; pinyin: Fúqí sì) is a former gompa established in 1733 and destroyed by Mongolian communists in 1937. Its ruins are located approximately 15…
Ongi Monastery (Mongolian: Онгийн хийд, Ongiin Khiid) is the collective name for the ruins of two monasteries that face each other across the Ongi River in Saikhan-Ovoo district of Dundgovi Province, in south-central Mongolia. The Barlim Monastery…
Erdene Khamba Monastery (Uvgun Monastery) (Mongolian : Эрдэнэ Хамбын Хийд), located at 289 km southwest of Ulaanbaatar, Khogno Khan Mountain (1967m) was considered by locals since immemorial times a sacred place. The mountain and its surrounding is…
