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Erdene Zuu Monastery: Exterior · Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, Mongolia
1/6 · Exterior · Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, MongoliaPhoto: Bernard Gagnon · CC0 · source
Erdene Zuu Monastery: Exterior · Gol Zuu Temple of Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, Mongolia
2/6 · Exterior · Gol Zuu Temple of Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, MongoliaPhoto: Bernard Gagnon · CC0 · source
Erdene Zuu Monastery: Exterior · Monastery Erdene Zuu
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Erdene Zuu Monastery: Interior · Buddha Sakyamuni - the historical Buddha
4/6 · Interior · Buddha Sakyamuni - the historical BuddhaPhoto: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Erdene Zuu Monastery: Interior · Sanjaa ( Buddha Dīpankara ) - the past Buddha
5/6 · Interior · Sanjaa ( Buddha Dīpankara ) - the past BuddhaPhoto: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Erdene Zuu Monastery: Context · Erdene Zuu Monastery seen from the top of the hill
6/6 · Context · Erdene Zuu Monastery seen from the top of the hillPhoto: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, MongoliaPhoto 2: Exterior · Gol Zuu Temple of Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, MongoliaPhoto 3: Exterior · Monastery Erdene ZuuPhoto 4: Interior · Buddha Sakyamuni - the historical BuddhaPhoto 5: Interior · Sanjaa ( Buddha Dīpankara ) - the past BuddhaPhoto 6: Context · Erdene Zuu Monastery seen from the top of the hill

Religious · Historic precedent

Erdene Zuu Monastery

Abtai Sain Khan · Kharkhorin, MN · 1585

Key featuresA square walled compound ringed by 108 stupas, built from the stones of Karakorum.

Architect
Abtai Sain Khan
Place
Kharkhorin, MN
Year
1585
Typology
Religious
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
East Asia
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