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	Guide to Locales Connected with the Life of Zanabazar \| Shankh
		At its new location the monastery took on yet another name, Shankh Monastery, although the other names continued to be used.
		The exact meaning of the word shankh is unclear, but one monk opines that it refers to “a group of objects arranged in a particular order.” The monks there also relate a legend about the why this particular site was chosen.
		But when they tied the horn onto a camel to carry it to their monastery it suddenly began sounding by itself a low, plaintive note, as if saddened to be leaving Zanabazar’s monastery.
	www.zanabazar.mn /Guide/Shankh/shankh.html (722 words)

	NAB travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Erdene Zuu monastery is the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia.It was built at the initiative of the most influential Khalkha lord Abtai Khan, in 1586 on the spot where Kharkhorin, the famous capital of the Mongolian Empire of the 13th century.
		The territory of the monastery occupies an area of 400 square meters and is surrounded by a stone wall with 108 stupas.
		Erdene Zuu monastery was severally damaged at the end of the XVII century and the beginning of the XVIII centuries at the time of the struggle of the Mongolians against the Manchuinvaders.
	www.mongol-travel.com /english/destinations/central_r.html (1967 words)

	Mongolia Travel Guide - Buddhism Travel in Mongolia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Erdene Zuu Monastery, 30 km from the Shankh Monastery in the north;
		Since then the Monastery was expanded and in the period of the 8th Religious King many religious scholars with the degree of Gavj, Agramba deeply specialized in philosophy of choir were born.
		However, the monastery was erased from the earth soil, it was restored in 1990 on the remains of three main temples.
	www.ub-mongolia.mn /facts-for-the-visitors/tourism-travel-mongolia/buddhism-travel-in-mongolia.html (831 words)

	ANCIENT NOMADIC TOURS
		Shankh temple is one of the ancient monasteries of Mongolia, which used to keep the Chinggis Khan’s military fl banner.
		Visit Shankh Temple which is one of the ancient monasteries of Mongolia, which used to keep the Chinggis Khaan’s military fl banner.
		On the peak of the Tuvkhun Uul is the monastery of Tuvkhun.
	www.ancientnomadic.mn /main/kharkhorin.htm (1092 words)

	Mongolia Today - online magazine \| Revival of Buddhism
		Despite the destruction of monasteries and decades long supression of the religion, Buddhism remains deeply embedded in the cultural life of Mongols and the society.
		And even the building was erected with their help,” says Purevsurenbold, a 23-year-old priest of the Shankh monastery, the first monastery built in 17th century by Zanabazar, the founder of Lamaism in Mongolia.
		As soon as the religious freedom was allowed in 1990 they restored the Shankh Monastery and returned religious artifacts and items they managed to save when young, just before the monastery was demolished with artillery shells.
	www.mongoliatoday.com /issue/6/revival.html (522 words)

	tk_shankh_khiid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Shankh Khiid is one of the oldest and most important monasteries in Mongolia.
		The monastery is presently sponsored by local people, but it needs considerably more help if it is to survive.
		The monasteries and their Buddhist religion are very much a part of this.
	www.tashi-khyil.org /mongolia/tk_shankh_khiid.htm (660 words)

	Oliver Freiberger Critical Notes - JGB Volume 4
		The establishment of Gandanthegchinlin as the only functioning monastery in the country and the state protection of the monasteries of Kharkhorin and Erdeni dzuu was initially forced upon Choibalsan by Stalin himself, who was pressured by a delegation sent to the Soviet Union by President Roosevelt in 1944.
		During the 1930s nearly all the monasteries and temples were destroyed or secularized; the monks were either killed or forced to marry.
		This may well be strong motivation to join a monastery, in view of the bleak prospect of unemployment for a large part of the population.
	www.globalbuddhism.org /4/kollmar-paulenz03.htm (4179 words)

	Shells
		His first son is elephant-headed Ganesha, who is also associated with the shankh; he is often depicted either seated on one, or holding it in one of his four hands along with his other attributes.
		In the 13th century, the original Sakya monastery was the recipient of an immense conch shell.
		At the monastery, pilgrims are blessed, one at a time, after a sounding of the conch by the presiding lama.
	www.khandro.net /nature_shells.htm (3964 words)

	Pilgrimage to Mongolia
		In 1985 he received the monastery's highest degree, "Master of Sutra and Tantra" with the highest honor, which is equivalent to a Ph.D. degree.
		In 1993, he was invited to Gandan Thekcheling Monastery in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, where he taught Kalachakra tantra and mandala construction for one and a half years.
		At the southern foot of the mountain are the meial of Uvgun Khiid, built in 1660 after the exciting monastery was destroyed and the workers were massacred by the armies of Zungar Galden Bochigtu, a rival of Nabazar's in 1640.
	people.hws.edu /yignyen/pilgrimage.html (1040 words)

	2Know Click.Com:Travel Informations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Lord Badri Narayan (also called as Badri Vishal) is armed with Shankh (Conch) and Chakra in two arms in a lifted posture and two arms rested on the lap in Yogamudra.The principal image is of fl stone and it represents Vishnu seated in meditative pose.
		Phodong Monastery which belongs to the Krgyupa Sect (Karmapa), is situated about kilometre uphill by a jeepable road that bifurcates from the North Sikkim Highway.
		The Lachung Monastery on the slope opposite to the highway is a focal point of all religious functions of local inhabitants.
	www.2knowclick.com /transporttravelntourism/travelinfo.html (7971 words)

	Journey to Shankh (Part One) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		We're in a small village called Bangen Owa, across from the great walled monastery of Erdene Zuu near Kharkhorin, 375km west and slightly south of Ulaanbaatar.
		He was keen to drive me to Shankh and be my translator, as he'd promised to help with the project.
		What with breaking a part while reassembling things after replacing the fuel pump, the endless running around to find a replacement (not an easy task in Mongolia), and having not heard from him now for the fourth day, the wait was simply too much.
	www3.telus.net /public/stupot/Mongolia/Journey_to_Shankh_1.html (1482 words)

	Tours in Mongolia. Turkish place in Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar – Nalaikh city – Erdenezuu Monastery - Shankh temple - ...
		Shankh temple is one of the ancient monasteries of Mongolia, which used to keep the Chinggis Khan's military fl banner.
		Orkhon Khar Balgas was founded as the capital city in 751 AD by Bayanchur Kagan and covered 25 square kilometers, surrounded by a wall of umber brick and with a water canal around the perimeter.
		Archeological studies demonstrate areas of the city were allotted for trade and handicrafts, in the center of the city were palaces, monastery and temples.
	www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/tour/turkish-place.shtml (463 words)

	Great Chinggis Empipire Co.,Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Visit to Gandan monastery – the center of Buddhist in Mongolia and the museum of Bogd Khan(king) – winter palace of last king and Buddhist leader of Mongolia with his incredible gift-collection and Buddhist culture.
		Visit the monastery – it includes Buddhist sculptures of Gods by a Mongolia Buddhist leader and prominent intelligent Zanabazar during 1737-1779.
		Visit to Shankh monastery – one of the main Buddhist monastery in Mongolia.
	www.genghis-empire.com /itinerary/tour_1.html (722 words)

	Great Chinggis Empire Co.,Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Visit the Amarbayasgalant monastery – According to the inscription on the stone monuments located near the monastery’s entrance, Amarbayasgalant was constructed in honor of Undur Gegeen Zanabazar in accordance with a royal decree issued by the Manchu emperor Kansu in 1727.
		Visit to the Erdene Zuu monastery – museum – the first Buddhist lamastery center of the 16 the century and has 108 stupas are undoubtedly of great interest to travellers.
		Visit to Choijin lama museum monastery – the monastery remained active untill 1938, when it was closed by the government.
	www.genghis-empire.com /itinerary/tour_7.html (556 words)

	Our tours
		Tour the Erdene Zuu monastery, which is located northwest of the site of the imperial city and was built using materials and stones from the ruins of Karakorum.
		Construction of the monastery began in the 16th century and continued until the early 20th century.
		At one time the monastery complex held several temples and housed 1000 monks, but during the communist purges of the 1930s most of the temple buildings were destroyed and the monks sent into exile or killed.
	www.bogdtour.mn /our_tour.htm (3884 words)

	Mongolei - English
		Visit to Erdenezuu monastery-which`s territory of the monastery occupies an area of 400square meters and is surrounded by a stone wall with 108 stupa`s.
		Undur Gegeen Zanabazar erected it which was his Artistic creation`s temple and it is one of the 10 stones monasteries in the 17th century.
		The Manzchir monastery is in a spectacular valley of Bogd khaan mountain.Stay in mongolian gers and see the ruins of famous Mongolian ancient monastery.The surrounding area is ideal for hiking, trekking,walking and horse riding.
	www.troika-tour.de /Mongolei-Reise/Mongolei_-_English/mongolei_-_english.html (1709 words)

	WELCOME TO MONGOLIAN TOURISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The palace foundation were laid at Shireet tsagaan Nuur, continie ride to Monastery Uvgun in place called Esun Zuil, where Undur Gegeen was born in 1635.
		Following this decision, the Monastery Tuvkhun was built at Shireet Ulaan, the most beautiful scenery in Khangai Mountains.
		This was the first Buddhist Monastery erected on the initiative of Abtai Sain Khaan (Undur Gegeen Zababazar's grandfather).
	www.agulatour.mn /trips/zan-itinerary.htm (636 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Driving to Amarbaysgalant Monastery- the largest monastery of Mongolia, built in XVII century in the memory of the Bogdo Lama Zanabazar- head of Mongolian religion.
		Located in the northern province Selenge, the Monastery lies in a beautiful surrounding area.
		Shankh monastery was restored after the 1937 communist purges when the temples were burnt and many monks were shipped off to Siberia.
	www.skylandtour.mn /t_1.htm (566 words)

	Chinggis Empire Co.,Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Drive to Amarbayasgalant monastery monastery is considered the second most important monastery in Mongolia and the most intact architectural complex in Mongolia.
		built the monastery on the ruins of Karakorum and Shankh Monastery (once known as the west monastery, big connections with the Great Zanabazar and was house Chinggis Khaan's fl military banner).
		First excavated in 1922, it is renowned worldwide for the number of dinosaur bones and eggs found in the area, which can you see in the museum of Natural History in Ulaanbaatar or, mostly, in other museums around the world, Drive to Erdenedalai settlement.
	www.genghisempire.com /itinerary/tour_2.html (492 words)

	The PowerBook Zone
		I went to Mongolia on October 8, 1998, to research the rebuiding of a ruined Buddhist monastery called Shankh Khiid, which is about 450km west of Ulaanbaatar, the capital.
		This monastery was founded in 1647 by the patron saint of Mongolian Buddhism Jebtsundamba Khutuktu Under Gegeen Zanabazar when he was 13 years old (he was a brilliant scholar, artist and sculptor).
		It was completed in 1654 and grew steadily as a major centre of Mongolian Buddhism (which is based on and allied to Tibetan Buddhism), until it was destroyed in 1937 at the orders of the Mongolian Communist Party, a holocaust that foreshadowed the destruction to Tibetan Buddhism by the Chinese Communist Party in 1956.
	www.pbzone.com /job3.shtml (590 words)

	Bespolka - Trans-Russia and Mongolia 2003 (Mongolia- 6/8/03)
		What was left of the capital, was destroyed in 1338 by vengeful Manchurian soldiers and the remains of the city was eventually used to help build the important monastery of Erdene Zuu Khiid in the 16th century (the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia).
		We then walk the short distance to the northern gate of the monastery complex, being greeted on our arrival by another row of souvenir stands selling all sorts of stuff, ranging from small stone turtles to Buddha icons to old junk.
		At it's peak, the monastery had between 60 and 100 temples, about 300 gers were set up inside the walls and over 1,000 monks were in residence.
	www.bespolka.com /bespolka%20web%20site/03%20RussiaMongolia/Mongolia%202003/Mongolia%202003-08-06.htm (1560 words)

	Great Chinggis Empire Co.,Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Go to Amarbayasgalant monastery – located at the foot of Burenkhan mountain close to Erdenet, one of the largest and most important monasteries in Mongolia.
		Visit to the monastery Erdene Zuu – was the first center of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia, The three temple and religious secondary school have been built in recent years.
		Surrounding the monastery is a wall with 108 stupas.
	www.genghis-empire.com /itinerary/tour_6.html (598 words)

	SSS Travel \| Independent travelers \| Independent travelers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In 1733 the Manzshir monastery was established in a forested valley of the Bodg Khan mountain range.
		Edene Zuu Monastery is a must see in the area, it a working monastery that houses some exquisite Buddhist artifacts and some of the materials from the Khans ancient capital.
		Near to Edene Zuu is the ruins of the Turkic empire and their unexplained stones as well as Shankh monastery and the Orkhon water fall.
	www.ssstravel.mn /index.php?id=3,0,0,1,0,0 (1511 words)

	Mongolian Monasteries \| Mongoluls.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A remote monastery in the Khentii province once was one of the three largest monastery and home to 1500 lamas.
		The monastery was being restored by Unesco from 1975 until reopening in 1990.
		The monastery was reopened on July 6 1990. On every 29th of the lunar month the sakhius (vghnev) ritual is performed.
	mongoluls.net /php/overview.shtml (1502 words)

	East Greets West Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Visit Gandan Monastery, the seat of Buddhism in Mongolia, where you observe the ritual and reading of the sutras (teaching of Buddha).
		Mongolia's largest monastery, Erdene Zuu, was reputedly constructed from the ruins of Kharakhorum in the 16th century.
		Explore the monastery's grounds and observe the monks in their daily rituals and prayers.
	www.eastgreetswesttravel.com /chinatravel/2001/pd/pd_15d_smca.html (515 words)

	Hobart and William Smith Colleges :: News Releases
		Tenzin has continued his support of Shankh Monastery, the object of his quest.
		He believes, however, that the perpetuation of Shankh goes beyond a monetary influx for a simple rebuild and restore mission.
		That includes teachers, writing materials and the means to house and feed students studying at the monastery, who continue to live with their families and depend on them to meet their basic needs.
	www.hws.edu /news/update/showrelease.asp?id=17254 (392 words)

	Mongolia Buddhist Monasteries Tour - Temples in Mongolia
		By 1900, there were 583 monasteries and temples and a trip around some of them can be considered the perfect introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.
		Among the wonderful monasteries on this tour is Erdene Zuu, built in the 1580s on the site of the ancient imperial capital.
		One of the oldest monasteries in Mongolia, in its prime there were 10,000 lamas in residence and nearly 60 temples.
	www.discovermongolia.mn /tours/Cultural_tours_and_events/Monasteries_tour.htm (809 words)

	Travel To The Land Of Chingis Khaan With ECOCOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Following the move to Beijing, and the subsequent collapse of the Mongolian empire, Karakorum was abandoned and than later destroyed by soldiers of other tribes.
		Erdene Zuu monastery was the first center of Mongolian Buddhism, built in 1586 by Abtai sain khaan.
		HOVSGOL LAKE TOUR - Hovsgol lake is the deepest lake (up to 262) in Central Asia, and the 14th largest source of fresh water-containing between 1 and 2 % of the world’s fresh water.
	www.ecocommongolia.com /_wsn/page3.html (873 words)

	ANCIENT NOMADIC TOURS
		Erdene Zuu monastery is the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia.
		Visit the Monastery of Tuvkhun on the peak of Tuvkhun Mountain.
		Visit the Zaya Gegeen temple – a large old Buddhist Monastery, remarkably intact, preserved as a museum – but with an active community of monks.
	www.ancientnomadic.mn /main/fishing.htm (783 words)

	DCP: 47 degrees north, 103 degrees east
		The horses picture is taken later the same day.
		Mongolia was strongly Buddhist before the revolution but in the 1930’s many thousands of monks were killed and monasteries destroyed.
		The monastery at Shankh was kept going in secret until the end of the socialist times (1990) and is now flourishing again.
	www.confluence.org /confluence.php?visitid=8559 (282 words)

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