Gandan Monastery and Buddhism in Mongolia
Tour of the Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and exposure to some of the tenets of the faith
Gandan Monastery Ulaanbaatar
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery (Mongolian: Гандантэгчинлэн хийд, Gandantegchinlen khiid short name: Gandan Mongolian: Гандан, Chinese: 甘丹寺, Gāndān Temple) is a Tibetan-style monastery in Ulaanbaatar, constructed by the 5th Jebtsundampa in 1809. This is the center of Mongolian spiritual life - its Tibetan name translates to the Great Place of Complete Joy, and it currently has ~150 monks in residence. The central icon is a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara. The compound features statues and shrines to Tsongkhapa (Lobsang Drakpa blo bzang grags pa or Je Rinpoche rje rin po che), the famous teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the formation of the Geluk school.
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery Ulaanbaatar MONGOLIA Holy temple
from Wikipedia:
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery (Mongolian: Гандантэгчинлэн хийд, Gandantegchinlen khiid short name: Gandan Mongolian: Гандан) is a Tibetan-style Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the Great Place of Complete Joy. It currently has over 150 monks in residence. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Avalokiteśvara. It came under state protection in 1994. The monastery was constructed by order of the 5th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu in 1809. The first temple was the Gungaachoilin Datsan. Only one wooden pillar remains from this temple. In 1838, the Gandantegchenlin Temple was built along with the private residence of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu. The 13th Dalai Lama stayed in the residence in 1904. In 1840, the Vajradhara Temple was built. In 1869, the Zuu Temple was built. In 1913, the tall Avalokiteśvara temple was built. In 1925, the temple for keeping the remains of the 8th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu was built. It is now the monastery library.
In the 1930s, the Communist government of Mongolia, under the leadership of Khorloogiin Choibalsan and under the influence of Joseph Stalin, destroyed all but a few monasteries and killed more than 15,000 lamas. The original statue, made of copper, was built after appeals to the Mongolian public; its intent was to restore the sight of the 8th Jebtsundamba, also known as Bogd Khan), who had claimed the title of Emperor of Mongolia. The statue was built by Bogd Javzandamba's principal minister, Chin Wan Khanddorj. Russian troops dismantled the original statue in 1938.[citation needed] After the end of the Soviet era, the statue of Avalokiteśvara was rebuilt in 1996, funded by donations by the Mongolian people. It features 2,286 precious stones and is gilded with gold leaf.
Since 1992, the Supreme Leader of the Centre of All Mongolian Buddhists and Abbot of Gandantegchinlen Monastery has been Lama Gabju Choijamts Demberel. The monastery is surrounded by the Gandan ger suburb.
Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
This video is about Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Most Buddhist Monasteries in Mongolia were destroyed during the communist regime, which lasted until 1990. One of the only to survive was Gandan Monastery, being used as a showcase for visitors. It's official name is Gandantegchinleng Khiid. This name signifies something like Great Place of Complete Joy or Great Way to the Cosmos.
Gandan Monastery - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Part 1
A Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. Video taken October 2010.
Gandan Monastery - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Part 2
A Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. This video features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara. Video taken October 2010.
Morning Prayers at the Gandan Khiid Monastery, Ulan Baatar, Mongolia
TEDxUlaanbaatar - Burnee - Gandan Monastery library
Burnee Bataa was born in Delgerkhaan soum, Tov Aimag province. He became a disciple at Gungaa choilin religious school of Buddhist philosophy, Mongolian Buddhist Center Gandan Tegchelin monastery in 1993. Burnee Bataa studied at Ondor Gegeen Zanabazar Buddhist University in 1996-2000. He has been working as a secretary of the Head of the Mongolian Buddhists Centre, Abbot of Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, Khamba Lama.
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Mongolia, Gandan Monastery, cont. (2000)
In the summer of 2000 Dr. Paula L.W. Sabloff traveled to Mongolia to film nomadic people today in conjunction with an exhibit that was to be put on at Penn Museum the following year, entitled Modern Mongolia, Reclaiming Genghis Khan. Dr. Sabloff was joined by cameraman Tom Gillern, and crew member Heather Marshall, who used a mini dv camera to videotape extensive interviews with Mongolian people from various backgrounds to give an overview of lifestyles today, as well as scenes of life on the Mongolian steppes. This collection contains the unedited tapes from the sessions, together with metadata gathered onsite. 8:00 Construction work at monastery
Feeding Birds
Mongolia, Sukhbaatar Square and the Gandan Monastery (2000)
(Tom) Good architecture shot
10:20 Mormon Church with cub-scout pack of Mormon kids
13:00 Sukhbaatar Square - fashion shoot with Westerners
contemporary Mongolians in Square
16:00 Faces
19:00 Tank tracks
Pan of square
21:00 Flag
0:00 Pan of whole Sukh Square
28:00 Gandan monastery, Buddhists, Prayer wheels
31:02 Monastery Exterior
32:00 Big Gold Statue, Prayer Wheel
Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar.
Square in front of The Migjid Janraisig Temple
Mongolia 2018 / Ganden Monastery, Гандантэгчинлэн хийд Ulaanbaatar
Гандантэгчинлэн хийд. Impression Gandenk Monastery Ulaanbaatar 2018
Gandan Monastery - Ulan Bator, Mongolia
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Gandan Monastery Ulan Bator
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Travel blogs from Gandan Monastery:
- ... The main attraction of Gandan Monastery was the observation of not only the lives of these peaceful monks, but also the largest standing Buddha ...
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- Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Photos in this video:
- A girl feeding the pigeons in Gandan Monastery by Angela_louise from a blog titled Middle of nowhere
- Buddhist Monks at Gandan Monastery - Mongolia by Globetrekker from a blog titled Old and New Mongolia
- Ancient Mongolian Lantern - Gandan Monastery by Globetrekker from a blog titled Old and New Mongolia
- A monk walking towards Gandan Monastery by Vagabonderz from a blog titled Arrival in Ulan Bator
- Gandan Monastery (Gandantegchinleng Khiid) by Dorrance from a blog titled Much more than gers and goats!
- Prayer wheels at the Gandan Monastery by Scottk from a blog titled Don't eat the pigs-in-a-blanket in Ulaan Baator
- Mongolian girl at Gandan Monastery by Dorrance from a blog titled Much more than gers and goats!
- Main gate to the Gandan Monastery by Agi_and_rudi from a blog titled The only real city in Mongolia!!
- Temple at the Gandan Monastery by Scottk from a blog titled Don't eat the pigs-in-a-blanket in Ulaan Baator
- Gandan monastery UlaanBataar by Travellin.light from a blog titled Mongolia
- Roof at the Gandan Monastery by Scottk from a blog titled Don't eat the pigs-in-a-blanket in Ulaan Baator
- Gandan Monastery, UB by Angela_louise from a blog titled Middle of nowhere
- Gandan Monastery by Bastin79 from a blog titled A Kingdom Full Of Horses
- Gandan Monastery by Jeroenandlinda from a blog titled A shower, some food and a good night sleep..
- Gandan Monastery by Chop49 from a blog titled The land of smiling faces
Gandan Khiid Monstery - Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Mongolian Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990
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Gandantegchinlen Monastery, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Asia
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a Tibetan-style Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the Great Place of Complete Joy. It currently has over 150 monks in residence. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Avalokiteśvara. It came under state protection in 1994. The monastery was constructed by order of the 5th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu in 1809. The first temple was the Gungaachoilin Datsan. Only one wooden pillar remains from this temple. In 1838, the Gandantegchenlin Temple was built along with the private residence of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu. The 13th Dalai Lama stayed in the residence in 1904. In 1840, the Vajradhara Temple was built. In 1869, the Zuu Temple was built. In 1913, the tall Avalokiteśvara temple was built. In 1925, the temple for keeping the remains of the 8th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu was built. It is now the monastery library. In the 1930s, the Communist government of Mongolia, under the leadership of Khorloogiin Choibalsan and under the influence of Joseph Stalin, destroyed all but a few monasteries and killed more than 15,000 lamas. Gandantegchinlen Khiid monastery, having escaped this mass destruction, was closed in 1938, but then reopened in 1944 and was allowed to continue as the only functioning Buddhist monastery, under a skeleton staff, as a token homage to traditional Mongolian culture and religion. With the end of Marxism in Mongolia in 1990, restrictions on worship were lifted. The original statue, made of copper, was built after appeals to the Mongolian public; its intent was to restore the sight of the 8th Jebtsundamba, also known as Bogd Khan), who had claimed the title of Emperor of Mongolia. The statue was built by Bogd Javzandamba's principal minister, Chin Wan Khanddorj. Russian troops dismantled the original statue in 1938. After the end of the Soviet era, the statue of Avalokiteśvara was rebuilt in 1996, funded by donations by the Mongolian people. It features 2,286 precious stones and is gilded with gold leaf. Since 1992, the Supreme Leader of the Centre of All Mongolian Buddhists and Abbot of Gandantegchinlen Monastery has been Lama Gabju Choijamts Demberel. The monastery is surrounded by the Gandan ger suburb.
Buddhist Gandan Monastery Ulan Bataar Mongolia
The large Buddhist Gandan Monastery complex in Ulan Bataar attracts many pigeons. Smart birds - lots of people = lots of food! I saw some kids enjoying the moment and thought I would join them!
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간단사원은 17세기에 건립된 것으로 완전한 즐거움을 주는 위대한 사원이라는 뜻을 가지고 있다. 1930년에 있었던 공산정권의 종교적 억압에도 끝까지 살아남은 유일한 사원으로 몽골 라마불교의 총본산이라고 할 수 있는데 현재 이 사원에는 학승들이 공부하는 종교대학이 있고 150명이 넘는 라마승이 거주하고 있다. “공산주의 시절인 60~70년 동안은 다른 종교를 믿어서 불교가 끊겼었는데 90년대에 들어서 젊은 사람들이 다시 불교를 믿기 시작했습니다. 불교는 정확한 진리를 알려줍니다. 불교는 거짓말을 하거나 남을 속이지 않는 종교이기 때문에 사람들이 많이 믿습니다.” 원나라 태종 오고타이 때 처음으로 라마교를 받아들여 모든 것은 부처를 통해야만 이뤄질 수 있다고 믿었던 사람들. 실제로 부처의 대리인으로 여겨지는 승려가 왕에서부터 말단 관리까지 지배계층은 모두 관장할 정도였다고 한다. 1990년 민주화 이후, 민족 문화의 부흥이 일어나면서 라마불교는 재평가됐고 간단 사원은 문화재 보호와 복원의 중심지가 되어왔다. 사원 안에는 높이 27미터의 불상이 몽골인의 간절한 염원을 듣고 있었다. 기도를 마친 사람들은 원통 모양으로 생긴 마니차를 돌리는데 이 통 안에는 불교 경전이 적힌 종이가 들어있어 마니차를 한 번 돌리면 경전을 한 번 읽은 것과 같다고 한다.
[English: Google Translator]
The temple has a simple Great Temple would mean that the full enjoyment to be erected in the 17th century. Even religious oppression of the communist regime in 1930 there were only four won survivors can be said to end with the current headquarters of the Mongolian Buddhist Lama Temple University hakseung are studying this religion and Lama has lived more than 150 people. During the communist era, 60 to 70 years, began to believe in Buddhism again, young people are heard in the 90s eotneunde Buddhism, other religions have lost trust. Buddhism tells you the exact truth. Buddhism is a religion or believe in a lot of people, because others do not lie lie, Yuan Taejong ohgotayi the first time accepted the Lama who believed that everything be done only go through the department. The fact that the monks considered to be deputy director of the department was a degree of management from both the ruling class to end the king. Since 1990. democratization, while the revival of national culture arose Lama is Buddhist temple dwaetgo simple revaluation has been a center of cultural property protection and restoration. Within four won the Buddha of 27 meters height was listening to the earnest desire of the Mongolians. For those who have finished the prayer, I have written this paper dolrineunde the Buddhist scripture inside a cylindrical barrel and a handsome manicha is like turning the manicha once you read the scriptures at once.
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■클립명: 아시아025-몽골01-05 몽골 라마불교 총본산, 간단 사원/Gandan Monastery/Lama Religion/Budda Statue
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■촬영일자: 2006년 7월 July
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Gandan monastery in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Huge statue of Megjid-Janraiseg in Gandan monastery. It is the mongol version of the Bouddha Avalokiteshvara