Datsan
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Datsan is the term used for Buddhist university monasteries in the Tibetan tradition of Gelukpa located throughout Mongolia, Tibet and Siberia. As a rule, in a datsan there are two departments—philoso
Ivolginsky datsan
Tseezhe-Burgaltaysky datsan, Buryatia, Russia
An early 20th-century Saint Petersburg Datsan
Buddhism in Russia
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Buddhism is the third-largest religion in Russia, following Christianity and Islam. As of 2025, it was practiced by approximately 1.4 million people, representing about 1.0% of the country’s total pop
Datsan
…List of Tibetan monasteries Buddhism in the Russian Federation Buddhism in Buryatia…
Sandalwood Buddha (Zandan Zhuu) ancient sculpture at Egituysky datsan
Buddhist niche on Mount Sume-Beli, Tuva, 13th century
Buryat monk at Gegetuy Datsan