Back Гандантегченлин Bulgarian Monestir de Gandantegtxinlin Catalan Gandan (klášter) Czech Gandan-Kloster German Monaĥejo Gandantegĉinlen Esperanto Monasterio de Gandantegchinlin Spanish Gandantegtšilen hijd Estonian Monastère de Gandantegchinlin French Monastero di Gandantegchinlen Khiid Italian ガンダン・テクツェンリン寺 Japanese
| Gandantegchinlen Monastery | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Gelug |
| Location | |
| Location | Bayangol, Ulaanbaatar |
| Country | Mongolia |
  Location within Mongolia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°55′23″N 106°53′42″E / 47.92306°N 106.89500°E |
| 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 Bayangol District, 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.