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Gusinoozersky (Tamchinsky) datsan

The discoverer of the Gusinoozero datsan was the Mongolian Lubsan Zhinboy Akhaldayev, who arrived in Transbaikalia from Mongolia. The monk placed a yurt on the shore of the Goose Lake near the mountain Tsokto Khongor and named it datsanom. A year later, in place of the hut stood a wooden building. Over time, Zhinboy found like-minded people who contributed to the opening of the whole temple of stone.

A little later, in the middle of the 19th century, next to the datsan, a school of religious and philosophical currents was opened. There they taught spiritual science. Simply put, monks were trained according to the standards developed in Tibet. The school was very popular in Buryatia. To finish it came from all over the republic.

Gusinoozersky datsan perfectly existed until the 30-ies of the XX century, until the persecution of the Soviet authorities began. The Bolsheviks closed not only Orthodox churches. Most of all went to Buddhists and Muslims. Thus, in 1938, the Gusinoozersky datsan ceased its activities. It was opened again almost 50 years later.

  
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