Happy #TsagaanSar to all.
Here is the official outlook of the Year of Wooden Snake, issued by the Mongolian Buddhist "church" - Gandantegchinlen Monastery, represented by this image of a bull and herder.
The gist: Expect good vegetation & blessings for the youth & "mid-class".
Here is the official outlook of the Year of Wooden Snake, issued by the Mongolian Buddhist "church" - Gandantegchinlen Monastery, represented by this image of a bull and herder.
The gist: Expect good vegetation & blessings for the youth & "mid-class".
February 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Happy #TsagaanSar to all.
Here is the official outlook of the Year of Wooden Snake, issued by the Mongolian Buddhist "church" - Gandantegchinlen Monastery, represented by this image of a bull and herder.
The gist: Expect good vegetation & blessings for the youth & "mid-class".
Here is the official outlook of the Year of Wooden Snake, issued by the Mongolian Buddhist "church" - Gandantegchinlen Monastery, represented by this image of a bull and herder.
The gist: Expect good vegetation & blessings for the youth & "mid-class".
Emperor Naruhito has visited a private school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that incorporates Japanese-style education, with its school uniforms, school lunches and club activities.
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
Emperor Naruhito also visited Gandantegchinlen Monastery, a key temple in Mongolia that has been influenced by Tibetan Buddhism.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Emperor Naruhito has visited a private school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that incorporates Japanese-style education, with its school uniforms, school lunches and club activities.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. #Gandan #Gandantegchinlen #Monastery #Mongolia #SacredArchitecture #BuddhistTemple #TravelArt #FineArtPrint
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Gandantegchinlen Monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. #Gandan #Gandantegchinlen #Monastery #Mongolia #SacredArchitecture #BuddhistTemple #TravelArt #FineArtPrint
Some highlights from a first couple of days in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia:
– The serene Gandantegchinlen monastery;
– Central Sukhbaatar Square;
– View from the top of the State Department Store;
– A monument to The Beatles in the centre of the city.
– The serene Gandantegchinlen monastery;
– Central Sukhbaatar Square;
– View from the top of the State Department Store;
– A monument to The Beatles in the centre of the city.
June 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Some highlights from a first couple of days in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia:
– The serene Gandantegchinlen monastery;
– Central Sukhbaatar Square;
– View from the top of the State Department Store;
– A monument to The Beatles in the centre of the city.
– The serene Gandantegchinlen monastery;
– Central Sukhbaatar Square;
– View from the top of the State Department Store;
– A monument to The Beatles in the centre of the city.
Emperor Naruhito has visited a private school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that incorporates Japanese-style education, with its school uniforms, school lunches and club activities.
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
Emperor Naruhito also visited Gandantegchinlen Monastery, a key temple in Mongolia that has been influenced by Tibetan Buddhism.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Emperor Naruhito has visited a private school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that incorporates Japanese-style education, with its school uniforms, school lunches and club activities.
A reminder to those in Rome. Rare chance to hear from the head of the Gandantegchinlen Monastery Javzandorji on Mongolian Buddhist Art and the life of the 1st Bogd Zanabazar.
If you're in Rome in January, you have a chance to drop by MAXXI & listen to Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Khamba Nomun Khan Javzandorji's talk on Mongolian Buddhist Art and Zanabazar.
He is a rare Lharampa-degreed scholar & practically the administrative head of Mongolian Buddhism.
He is a rare Lharampa-degreed scholar & practically the administrative head of Mongolian Buddhism.
January 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A reminder to those in Rome. Rare chance to hear from the head of the Gandantegchinlen Monastery Javzandorji on Mongolian Buddhist Art and the life of the 1st Bogd Zanabazar.
September 10 is the Day of Tribute to the Victims of Political Repression in Mongolia.
On this day in 1937, Mongolian People's Republic & USSR NKVD, started a full-scale genocide of the country's clergy, nobility & intelligentsia.
This year's Sep 10 prayer poster by Gandantegchinlen monastery.
On this day in 1937, Mongolian People's Republic & USSR NKVD, started a full-scale genocide of the country's clergy, nobility & intelligentsia.
This year's Sep 10 prayer poster by Gandantegchinlen monastery.
September 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
September 10 is the Day of Tribute to the Victims of Political Repression in Mongolia.
On this day in 1937, Mongolian People's Republic & USSR NKVD, started a full-scale genocide of the country's clergy, nobility & intelligentsia.
This year's Sep 10 prayer poster by Gandantegchinlen monastery.
On this day in 1937, Mongolian People's Republic & USSR NKVD, started a full-scale genocide of the country's clergy, nobility & intelligentsia.
This year's Sep 10 prayer poster by Gandantegchinlen monastery.
Currently dated around the 1870s, this specific part of the painting of Bogd entering Gandantegchinlen monastery is apparently the only example where Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu is greeted with cymbals and horns.
www.mongolartgallery.mn
www.mongolartgallery.mn
February 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Currently dated around the 1870s, this specific part of the painting of Bogd entering Gandantegchinlen monastery is apparently the only example where Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu is greeted with cymbals and horns.
www.mongolartgallery.mn
www.mongolartgallery.mn
If you're in Rome in January, you have a chance to drop by MAXXI & listen to Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Khamba Nomun Khan Javzandorji's talk on Mongolian Buddhist Art and Zanabazar.
He is a rare Lharampa-degreed scholar & practically the administrative head of Mongolian Buddhism.
He is a rare Lharampa-degreed scholar & practically the administrative head of Mongolian Buddhism.
December 16, 2024 at 2:04 PM
If you're in Rome in January, you have a chance to drop by MAXXI & listen to Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Khamba Nomun Khan Javzandorji's talk on Mongolian Buddhist Art and Zanabazar.
He is a rare Lharampa-degreed scholar & practically the administrative head of Mongolian Buddhism.
He is a rare Lharampa-degreed scholar & practically the administrative head of Mongolian Buddhism.
10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu and the Abbot of Gandantegchinlen Monastery Javzandorji planted a tree at the monastery's premises on the National Day of Tree Planting.
🫶💛🙏
🫶💛🙏
October 13, 2024 at 12:04 PM
10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu and the Abbot of Gandantegchinlen Monastery Javzandorji planted a tree at the monastery's premises on the National Day of Tree Planting.
🫶💛🙏
🫶💛🙏
This year, Gandantegchinlen Monastery is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its "Re-Opening" with public events, academic conference & a photo exhibition.
In Spring 1944 Stalin & Choibalsan allowed Mongolian Buddhists to reassemble & soon after US Vice President H.Wallace visited the monastery.
In Spring 1944 Stalin & Choibalsan allowed Mongolian Buddhists to reassemble & soon after US Vice President H.Wallace visited the monastery.
December 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM
This year, Gandantegchinlen Monastery is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its "Re-Opening" with public events, academic conference & a photo exhibition.
In Spring 1944 Stalin & Choibalsan allowed Mongolian Buddhists to reassemble & soon after US Vice President H.Wallace visited the monastery.
In Spring 1944 Stalin & Choibalsan allowed Mongolian Buddhists to reassemble & soon after US Vice President H.Wallace visited the monastery.
Gandantegchinlen monastery's FB page's background.
Published on Dec 28 in anticipation of the 1911 declaration of independence from the Manchu DaiQing gurun.
Features the 8th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu with words "There is no way to EXIST, other than to become INDEPENDENT".
Published on Dec 28 in anticipation of the 1911 declaration of independence from the Manchu DaiQing gurun.
Features the 8th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu with words "There is no way to EXIST, other than to become INDEPENDENT".
May 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Gandantegchinlen monastery's FB page's background.
Published on Dec 28 in anticipation of the 1911 declaration of independence from the Manchu DaiQing gurun.
Features the 8th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu with words "There is no way to EXIST, other than to become INDEPENDENT".
Published on Dec 28 in anticipation of the 1911 declaration of independence from the Manchu DaiQing gurun.
Features the 8th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu with words "There is no way to EXIST, other than to become INDEPENDENT".
The emperor visited the Gandantegchinlen monastery.
Very much expected but still nice and important gesture for the both peace loving countries.
youtu.be/PNTKmzixWyA?...
Very much expected but still nice and important gesture for the both peace loving countries.
youtu.be/PNTKmzixWyA?...
【天皇陛下】モンゴル仏教の寺院を訪問 “自由の象徴”巨大観音像に「特別な存在ですね」
YouTube video by 日テレNEWS
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July 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The emperor visited the Gandantegchinlen monastery.
Very much expected but still nice and important gesture for the both peace loving countries.
youtu.be/PNTKmzixWyA?...
Very much expected but still nice and important gesture for the both peace loving countries.
youtu.be/PNTKmzixWyA?...
Japanese Nichinren-shu delegation visiting Gandantegchinlen monastery today.
Definitely good sign of expanding foreign relations of Mongolian Buddhist establishment.
Definitely good sign of expanding foreign relations of Mongolian Buddhist establishment.
June 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Japanese Nichinren-shu delegation visiting Gandantegchinlen monastery today.
Definitely good sign of expanding foreign relations of Mongolian Buddhist establishment.
Definitely good sign of expanding foreign relations of Mongolian Buddhist establishment.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Abbot Javzandorji travelled to Japan to sign a cooperation agreement with the Vajrayana following Shingon sect's Nanzoin monastery in Fukuoka.
October 21, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Abbot Javzandorji travelled to Japan to sign a cooperation agreement with the Vajrayana following Shingon sect's Nanzoin monastery in Fukuoka.
Puppy in the Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, ten years ago, when looking for wild horses for The Age of the Horse.
December 6, 2023 at 9:18 AM
Puppy in the Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, ten years ago, when looking for wild horses for The Age of the Horse.
Aand, Gandantegchinlen monastery joins this year's prayer for peace on the 750th anniversary of the Mongol invasion of Japan.
Ambassador to Japan also joined the event.
Ambassador to Japan also joined the event.
October 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Aand, Gandantegchinlen monastery joins this year's prayer for peace on the 750th anniversary of the Mongol invasion of Japan.
Ambassador to Japan also joined the event.
Ambassador to Japan also joined the event.
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
Emperor Naruhito also visited Gandantegchinlen Monastery, a key temple in Mongolia that has been influenced by Tibetan Buddhism.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
1913 hand dranw map of Niislel Khüree, present day Ulaanbaatar.
The contours of the present are easily identifiable thru landmarks such as Bogd Khan palace in the south w/ Choijin Lama temple to the North-East of it, Züün Khüree in the center and the Gandantegchinlen monastery in the West.
But...
The contours of the present are easily identifiable thru landmarks such as Bogd Khan palace in the south w/ Choijin Lama temple to the North-East of it, Züün Khüree in the center and the Gandantegchinlen monastery in the West.
But...
October 2, 2023 at 11:38 AM
1913 hand dranw map of Niislel Khüree, present day Ulaanbaatar.
The contours of the present are easily identifiable thru landmarks such as Bogd Khan palace in the south w/ Choijin Lama temple to the North-East of it, Züün Khüree in the center and the Gandantegchinlen monastery in the West.
But...
The contours of the present are easily identifiable thru landmarks such as Bogd Khan palace in the south w/ Choijin Lama temple to the North-East of it, Züün Khüree in the center and the Gandantegchinlen monastery in the West.
But...
His Holiness 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu at the Kalachakra initiation today, together with his teacher Jhado Rinpoche, Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Abbot Khamba Nomun Khan Javzandorji & his mother MunkhNasan.
August 9, 2024 at 4:00 AM
His Holiness 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutughtu at the Kalachakra initiation today, together with his teacher Jhado Rinpoche, Gandantegchinlen Monastery's Abbot Khamba Nomun Khan Javzandorji & his mother MunkhNasan.
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
Emperor Naruhito also visited Gandantegchinlen Monastery, a key temple in Mongolia that has been influenced by Tibetan Buddhism.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Emperor visits Mongolian school offering Japanese-style education
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...
Zurich's Rietberg museum is running an exhibition on Mongolia through Feb 2026 and as part of the associated events, the Abbot of Gandantegchinlen monastery Javzandorji will give a lecture on Mongolian Buddhism.
I expect similar content to the talk he gave at MAXXI Rome.
rietberg.ch/kalender/819...
I expect similar content to the talk he gave at MAXXI Rome.
rietberg.ch/kalender/819...
Mongolian Buddhism: Tradition and Transformation – Talk & Discussion
rietberg.ch
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Zurich's Rietberg museum is running an exhibition on Mongolia through Feb 2026 and as part of the associated events, the Abbot of Gandantegchinlen monastery Javzandorji will give a lecture on Mongolian Buddhism.
I expect similar content to the talk he gave at MAXXI Rome.
rietberg.ch/kalender/819...
I expect similar content to the talk he gave at MAXXI Rome.
rietberg.ch/kalender/819...
It is Mongolia's independence day today. (Declared by the Bogd Khan 8th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu on Dec 29, 1911 from the Manchu DaiQing gurun).
Marking the occasion, this morning, the Gandantegchinlen monastery placed 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu's portrait on the Lion's throne of the monastery.
Marking the occasion, this morning, the Gandantegchinlen monastery placed 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu's portrait on the Lion's throne of the monastery.
December 29, 2023 at 4:14 AM
It is Mongolia's independence day today. (Declared by the Bogd Khan 8th Jebtsundamba Khutuktu on Dec 29, 1911 from the Manchu DaiQing gurun).
Marking the occasion, this morning, the Gandantegchinlen monastery placed 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu's portrait on the Lion's throne of the monastery.
Marking the occasion, this morning, the Gandantegchinlen monastery placed 10th Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu's portrait on the Lion's throne of the monastery.
#Mongolian #Buddhist in #UlaanBaatar on contribution of H.H. the #DalaiLama "“Thanks to his influence, everyone now accepts that Buddhism is not only a religion but also a comprehensive scientific philosophy" སོག་ཡུལ་གྱི་ནང་པ་ཚོས་༧གོང་ས་མཆོག་ཐོག www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...
Prayers for the Dalai Lama in the heart of Mongolian Buddhism
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery has long been the heart of the faith in Mongolia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#Mongolian #Buddhist in #UlaanBaatar on contribution of H.H. the #DalaiLama "“Thanks to his influence, everyone now accepts that Buddhism is not only a religion but also a comprehensive scientific philosophy" སོག་ཡུལ་གྱི་ནང་པ་ཚོས་༧གོང་ས་མཆོག་ཐོག www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...