Gandan Tegchinlen Khiid

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Gandan Tegchinlen Khiid is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, known as a major center of Mongolian Buddhism and home to a large statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery
religious building
tourist attraction
affiliation Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
architectureStyle Mongolian
Tibetan
associatedWith Bogd Khan of Mongolia
linked to: Bogd Khan

Jebtsundamba Khutuktu lineage
city Ulaanbaatar
country Mongolia
dedicatedTo Avalokiteśvara
Janraisig bodhisattva
linked to: Maitreya
feature large prayer wheels
monastic college buildings
traditional Tibetan-Mongolian architecture
founded 1809
foundedBy Bogd Jebtsundamba
Jebtsundamba Khutuktu
function monastic university
hasPart Megjid Janraisig Temple
main assembly hall
several smaller temples
hasStatue Avalokiteśvara
Megjid Janraisig statue
heritageStatus important cultural heritage site of Mongolia
historicalEvent one of few monasteries to remain functioning during socialist period in Mongolia
languageOfLiturgy Classical Mongolian
Tibetan
locatedIn Bayangol District
Ulaanbaatar
capital of Mongolia
mainDeity Avalokiteśvara
nativeName Гандантэгчинлэн хийд
nativeNameLanguage Mongolian
openToPublic yes
practices Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
religion Buddhism
Mongolian Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
reopened 1944
role residence of high-ranking lamas
spiritual center of Mongolian Buddhists
significance major center of Mongolian Buddhism
statueHeight about 26.5 metres
status active monastery
tourism popular tourist destination in Ulaanbaatar

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Gandantegchinlen Monastery hasNameTransliteration Gandan Tegchinlen Khiid
Gandan Tegchinlen Khiid nativeName Гандантэгчинлэн хийд
linked to: Gandan Tegchinlen Khiid