Gandantekchinling Monastery

Gandantekchinling Monastery is a truly unique spiritual center of Mongolia. It has been known since the beginning of the XIX century, and at the time of its peak - at the beginning of the XX century - there were about 14 thousand monks here! Today, the territory of the monastery is filled with temples, and those in turn - Buddha statues.

It is the only Buddhist monastery that did not close between 1940 and 1990. Today, the abbot of the monastery simultaneously heads the Buddhist community throughout Mongolia.

The monastery has a Buddhist University, opened in 1970, as well as a local theological academy. The leadership of the monastery strongly supports spiritual education in Mongolia. You will be pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere of the temples and learn a lot about the history of Buddhism in Mongolia.