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Ivolginsky Datsan (03.03.2024)

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Ivolginsky Datsan (03.03.2024)

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Ivolginsky Datsan is the center of Buddhism in Russia. There are several datsans in Buryatia, this one is the largest, it houses an operating university (don't ask me what they teach there, in my opinion - to teach religion, not religious studies, this is beyond good and evil).
Inside the datsan is the "incorruptible body" of Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov.

With the advent of Soviet power, which began the persecution of religion, he mummified himself among his students. Most of the other monks fled to Mongolia or were exiled to concentration camps.

It is also a functioning temple, so you can often see believers here, and sometimes people just come to the monks for advice.

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