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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affiliation | Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Mongolian
ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bogd Khan of Mongolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jebtsundamba Khutuktu lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Ulaanbaatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Avalokiteśvara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janraisig bodhisattva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
large prayer wheels
ⓘ
monastic college buildings ⓘ traditional Tibetan-Mongolian architecture ⓘ |
| founded | 1809 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bogd Jebtsundamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jebtsundamba Khutuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | monastic university ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Megjid Janraisig Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
main assembly hall ⓘ several smaller temples ⓘ |
| hasStatue |
Avalokiteśvara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megjid Janraisig statue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulaanbaatar NERFINISHED ⓘ capital of Mongolia ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Гандантэгчинлэн хийд NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Mongolian ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| practices |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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