The Sacred Horoo of Buryatia
Description:
Day 1
- ulan-ude
- Atsagat datsan
Included: lunch, dinner
The first stop on your way is the village of Atsagat. You will visit the house-museum of Khambo-Lama Dorzhiev and visit Atsagat datsan. In addition, you will visit the Buddhist Stupa village of Khara-Shibir. Khara-Shibir is the birthplace of Agvan Dorjiev, theologian, teacher of the 13th Dalai Lama. After lunch in one of the cafes of Kizhinga village, you will go to Kizhinginsky datsan. This is one of the largest Buryat datsans, on the territory of which there are monumental sculptures of Buddhas and stupas Jarun-Hashor and Vajrasattva. The temples of this datsan are very picturesque and you will see a unique wall painting and wood carvings. In the evening you will go to the village of Khorinsk and stay in the hotel Uda.
Day 2
- Atsagat datsan
- ulan-ude
Included: lunch, dinner
You will visit the Horin Museum of Local History. After the 1984 fire, the museum's collection was restored thanks to local residents who donated antiques and cultural objects from their own collections to the museum. Among the one and a half thousand exhibits of the museum there are old books, traditional costumes, jewelry, icons, Buddhist sculptures and much more. After the museum you will go to Aninsky datsan. This is a large religious site, there is a unique complex of 108 birth stupas. After Aninsky you will go to Aegitu datsan. The main treasure of the Aegitui datsan is the sandalwood Buddha. According to legend, this is the only statue that was made during the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. You will learn the fascinating legend of the creation of this statue and the amazing journey that led it to the Aegitu datsan. The last attraction on your way is the stone garden in the valley of the Maaragta River, here you will visit the Stupa of the Medicine Buddha. In the evening you will return to Ulan-Ude.
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