Янгажинський дацан

The Yangazhinsky Datsan includes multiple temple buildings, study facilities, and gardens situated near the Kyakhta trade route in Buryatia.

Founded in 1830 with a yurt serving as the first temple, the monastery grew to include numerous structures before its closure during the 1938 religious persecutions.

The monastery incorporates both Buddhist architectural elements and Russian Orthodox church influences, visible in its five-domed temple design from 1831.

The monastery resumed religious services in September 2020 with the consecration of the Buddha Vajradhara Palace, marking its restoration after decades.

Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov, who later became the 12th Pandito Khambo Lama, served as the monastery's abbot from 1903 to 1911.

GPS coordinates: 51.56600,107.10000

Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:14