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Gandantegchenling Monastery, Ulaanbaatar

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#1 of 9 in Historic Sites in Mongolia

Visit a revitalized and restored Tibetan-style Buddhist compound at Gandantegchenling Monastery. Home to more than 150 monks, the suburban monastery features a residential area for religious practitioners, ornate temples, teaching centers, and a 26.5 m (87 ft) copper statue of Avalokitesvara adorned with 2,286 gems and precious stones. Although the temple escaped Stalin's mass destruction of religious institutions, worship restrictions remained in place until 1990, the end of Marxism in Mongolia. Wear clothing that covers your shoulders and knees during your visit. Plan your visit to Gandantegchenling Monastery and a wealth of other attractions, well-known and undiscovered, using our Ulaanbaatar trip itinerary builder site .

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Maurizio B

September 27, 2017

Quando visiti il monastero buddista Gandan, “cuore pulsante del buddismo tibetano in Mongolia” non riesci a non pensare alle assurdità di questo monastero: ci sono tantissime immagini, piccole scultur... more »

When you visit the Gandan Buddhist monastery, "the heart of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia" can't not think about the absurdity of this monastery: there are lots of pictures, sculptures, tapestries and drawings. People bow, Kiss, make up kneels on the ground, rise and make new genuflections. I mean, idoleggiano pieces of cloth, metal or concrete. But the most absurd thing are the monks, of all ages (there are also several children), playing, reading them from a text, prayers out loud. The crazy thing is that recite in Tibetan, but neither they nor anyone who listens to understand a word they are endlessly repeated. Who knows who they are addressed!! The monastery is poorly placed, is older and could do with some maintenance, but to 50/100 meters are building a new: awesome size and modernity.

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meetisv

September 22, 2017

Go there in the mornings and join the chanting with lamas. It is a very pleasing site and go with a few hours to spare. Carry a good camera with you as there are plenty of photo opportunities. more »
escentially

September 11, 2017

What a wonderful place to visit and to see this interesting place and learn the culture of a wonderful people. The monks were interesting and so were the buddhas more »

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