Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Gandantegchinlen Monastery
Megzed Janraiseg Temple and stupas
Religion
Affiliation	Tibetan Buddhism
Sect	Gelug
Location
Location	Ulaanbaatar
Country	Mongolia
Location within Mongolia
Geographic coordinates	47°55′23″N 106°53′42″E / 47.92306°N 106.89500°E / 47.92306; 106.89500
Architecture
Style	Mongolian, Tibetan, and Chinese influences
Date established	1809

Gandantegchinlen Monastery (Mongolian: Гандантэгчэнлин хийд, Gandantegchenlin khiid), also known as Gandan Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was founded in 1809, closed amid persecutions in 1939, and from 1944 to 1989 was the country's only active monastery. Today, it is the center of Buddhism in Mongolia. The monastery has more than 100 resident monks and numerous Buddhist treasures, including a 26-metre (85 ft) statue of Avalokiteśvara made of gilded bronze and precious stones.