Gusinoye Ozero, Russia
Tamchinsky datsan
The Tamchinsky datsan, also called the Tamchinskii datsan or Gusinoozyorsk Datsan, is a Buddhist monastery founded in the mid-18th century in the village of Gusinoye Ozero, located on the south-western shore of Lake Gusinoye, Buryat Republic, Russia. In 1809, the monastery became "the center of Buddhism in eastern Siberia". Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov received his medical training here.
- City
- Gusinoye Ozero
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia