Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume

Burkhan Bakşïn Altın Sümi
Бурхн Багшин алтн сүм
Golden Monastery in Elista
Golden Monastery in Elista
Monastery information
Other namesRussian: Калмыцкий Центральный Буддийский монастырь, romanized: Kalmytsky Tsentralny Buddiysky Monastyr
OrderGelug
DenominationBuddhism
EstablishedDecember 27, 2005
People
Founder(s)14th Dalai Lama
AbbotMutl Vladimirovich Ovyanov (Мутл Владимирович Овьянов)
Architecture
StatusCentral Khurul of Kalmykia
ArchitectS.E. Kurneyev (С.Е. Курнеев), V.B. Gilyandikov (В.Б. Гиляндиков), L.D. Amninov (Л.Д. Амнинов)[1]
GroundbreakingDecember 2, 2004[2]
Completion dateDecember 27, 2005[2]
Site
LocationElista, Republic of Kalmykia
CountryRussia
Coordinates46°18′35″N 44°17′2″E / 46.30972°N 44.28389°E / 46.30972; 44.28389
Public accessYes
Websitekhurul.ru

The Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume ("The Golden Abode of the Buddha Sakyamuni", Kalmyk: Бурхн Багшин алтн сүм, romanized: Burxn Bagşin altn süm, [burˈxən baxˈʃin aɫˈtən syˈmə]; Russian: Золотая обитель Будды Шакьямуни, romanized: Zolotaya obitel Buddy Shakyamuni) is a Gelug Buddhist monastery in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.[3][4] The temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Russia and Europe, and it contains the third largest Buddha statue in Europe — 9 m (30 ft),[5] with only the 10 m (33 ft) tall Miró Buddha in Paris[6][7] and the 12.5 m (41 ft) tall Buddha in Lagan being bigger.[8]

It was opened on December 27, 2005, at the site of a former factory.[9] More than 5,000 people attended the opening ceremony, including representatives of Tibetan Buddhist communities from Moscow, Volgograd and Saratov.[5]

The 14th Dalai Lama blessed the site of the future temple just before he left Elista during his November 2004 visit to the Republic and gave it its name on March 11, 2006.[10]

During the opening ceremony, the president of the Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov dedicated the monastery to Kalmyks who died during and after their sudden and forced exile to Siberia. The date corresponded with Zul-Khural [ru], the Kalmyk New Year (similar to Galdan Namchot), and the anniversary of the 1943 deportations (December 27, 1943).[5][11]

  1. ^ «Золотая обитель Будды Шакьямуни» отмечает 15-летний юбилей ["The Golden Abode of the Buddha Sakyamuni" is celebrating its 15-year anniversary] (in Russian). 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference excursion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Baumer, Christoph (2018-04-18). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 95–98. ISBN 978-1-83860-867-5.
  4. ^ Lidzhieva, Irina V.; Nemgirova, Sofia N. (2014-10-02). "The Ethnocultural Development of a Region". Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia. 53 (4): 71–84. doi:10.1080/10611959.2014.1081540. ISSN 1061-1959. S2CID 147251209.
  5. ^ a b c "Europe's biggest Buddhist temple opens in Kalmykia". 2005-12-27. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  6. ^ Jean-Bernard Litzler (2015-05-29). "Paris inaugure sa pagode restaurée accueillant le plus grand Bouddha d'Europe". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  7. ^ Kim Willsher (2015-05-31). "Facelift for little-known Paris pagoda that houses 10-metre Miró Buddha". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  8. ^ "Europe's Tallest Buddha Statue Unveiled in Russia". The Moscow Times. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  9. ^ SINCLAIR, TARA (2008). "Tibetan Reform and the Kalmyk Revival of Buddhism". Inner Asia. 10 (2): 241–259. doi:10.1163/000000008793066713. ISSN 1464-8172. JSTOR 23615096.
  10. ^ История создания [History of creation] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  11. ^ "La Calmucchia verso l'autonomia: tra buddisti, scacchisti ed extraterrestri". the Submarine (in Italian). 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2022-10-14.