Erdene Zuu Monastery
The Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Övörkhangai Province, approximately 2 km north-east from the center of Kharkhorin and adjacent to the ancient city of Karakorum, it is part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. The monastery is affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
| Erdene Zuu Monastery Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд ལྷུན་གྲུབ་བདེ་ཆེན་གླིང་ | |
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Erdene Zuu Monastery | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Gelug |
| Location | |
| Location | Near Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia |
| Country | Mongolia |
Location within Mongolia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°12′06″N 102°50′36″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Abtai Sain Khan |
| Date established | 1585 |
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