Khurul

Khosheutovsky khurul

A khurul (Kalmyk: хурул, romanized: khurul; Mongolian: хурэ / хүрээ, romanized: khure / khüree or hure or küriye) is a Buddhist monastery (temple, abode) in Kalmyk (Mongol-Oirat) Lamaism.[1] Some of the most famous Kalmyk khuruls are the Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume (contemporary) in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, and the Khosheutovsky khurul (which was originally in the Kalmyk AO / Kalmyk ASSR, but is now located in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia).[2]

  1. ^ Плужников, В. И. [in Russian], ed. (2011). "Хурул" [Khurul]. Термины российского архитектурного наследия: Архитектурный словарь [Terms of Russian architectural heritage: Architectural Dictionary] (in Russian). Москва: Искусство—XXI век. p. 368. ISBN 978-5-98051-087-9. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ^ Polian, Pavel (2004). Against Their Will: The History and Geography of Forced Migrations in the USSR. Budapest; New York City: Central European University Press. pp. 144–145. ISBN 9789639241688. LCCN 2003019544. Retrieved 2023-02-13.