Mongolia

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International dialing prefix for Mongolia +976

Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace
C/o Gandan Thekchenling Monastery
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Secretary: Bulgan
Tel: 360 0690
An organisation set up during the Communist times to foster meetings between Buddhists throughout Asia.

The Baldan Baraivan Restoration Proect
Baldan Baraivan Cultural Reconstruction Project.
Hentii Province, Mongolia
Contact:Mark A. Hintzke
Cultural Restoration Tourism Project
722a Liggett Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
Tel: 415.563.7221
Email: crtp@earthlink.net
Web site: home.earthlink.net/~crtp/home.html

This is a project to reconstruct Baldan Baraivan Monastry in Mongolia. The Monastery was built in the 1700s and almost completely destroyed during the cultural revolution. The reconstruction is being undertaken by local people and 'volunteer-tourists', who need not be trained in construction.

Dashi Choiling Monastery
PO Box 363
Ulaanbaatar 20
Mongolia
Tel: 97611 350 007
Fax: 97611 352 006
Head Abbot: Ven Dambajav
Deputy Head Abbot: Ch Tsedendamba
The 'ger' (tent) monastery in the centre of Ulaanbaatar is the second biggest in the country which also incorporates a Buddhist College.

Dharamchakra Student Club
Room 268 Building No 2
Mongolian National University
C/o The Research Centre for Buddhist Culture
Mongolian National University
PO Box 46 / 386
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: D Altangerel
Contact via Buddhist Centre for Buddhist Culture
The most active and organised Buddhist student club working with students clubs in all the major academic centres in the country.

Dharma Wheel Association
C/o Foreign Languages Department
Mongolian National University
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: Dr N Dorjgotov
Email: zaanhuu@magicnet.mn
An association of students and university teachers whose aim is to revive Buddhism in Mongolia with emphasis on publishing Buddhist materials in modern Mongolian.

Dzogchen Community of Mongolia
Mongolia zip 210646
P.O. Box 46a/181
Tel: (976) 9925 8471
Email: mondzogchen@hotmail.com
Web site: www.geocities.com/dugarov_dorjo/dzogchen_inside.html
Founded by Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
Tradition: Dzogchen of Nyingma and Drugpa schools.
Chief director: Ganbaatariin Amartuvshin
Manager and coordinator of international contacts: Dugarov Dorjo Batodalaevich

FPMT Golden Light Sutra Center
P.O. Box 562
Darkhan, Mongolia
Email: gpstardust@hotmail.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa (FPMT)
Spritual Director: Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Director: Gordon Parlin

Head Monastery of Mongolia
Gandan Thekchenling Monastery
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head Abbot: Ven D Choijampts
Tel / Fax: 97611 360 354
The Head Monastery of Mongolia with Datsans each specialising in philosophy (Yigurchoiling; Khonghuchoiling and Dash Choinbel), ritual ( Duinkhor Van - Kalachakra; Megjid Janrasig) or tantra.

Institute of Oriental Philosphy
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: Dr Sarantuya
Tel: 97611 361 461
A private university established in the '90s devoted to Philosophy. Several Buddhist scholars on the teaching staff.

Lamrim Datsan
PO Box 281
Ulaanbaatar 23
Mongolia
Tel: 976 11 364 913

Memba Datsan
Medical University
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: Natsagdorj

Norbulingka Buddhist Cultural Centre
Ist Floor
FPMT Building
Peace Avenue
Ulaanbaatar 48
Mongolia
Head: Geshe Tashi Gyatso
Tel: 97611 324 060
Email: nobulingka@magicnet.mn
Established by the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala, India in the 90's to further the revival of Buddhism through teachings and publications.

Pethub Stangey Choinkhorling Monastery and Bakula Rinpochin Monastic School
PO Box 1046
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Manager: To be appointed (May 2004)
Tel: 97611 322 366
Email: pethubmongolia@agicnet.mn
Monastery and monastic school built by Kushok Bakula Rinpoche the ex Indian Ambassador to Mongolia who played a significant role in the revival of Buddhism in the 90's. The only fully residential monastery in Mongolia at the present time. (May 2004)

The Research Centre for Buddhist Culture
Mongolian National University
PO Box 46 / 386
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Director: Professor N Khavkh
Secretary: Dr Chuluunbaatar
Tel: 97611 318 297
Email: l_chuluunbaatar@yahoo.com
A research based group of academics mainly Buddhist Philosophers and Tibetolgists working to revive Buddhist studies.

School of Traditional Medicine
National Medical University of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: Professor Tumurbaatar
Tel: 00976 11 34 30130
Established in 1989 to train doctors in the theory and clinical practice of Traditional Medicine which was suppressed during the communist times.

Shedrup Ling
Post Box 219
Ulaanbaatar 13
Tel: 11 321 580
Fax: 11 314 115
Mobile: 9911 4428
Email: center@fpmtmongolia.mn
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa (FPMT)
Spritual Director: Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Co-directors: Sean and Ariane Jones

Tugs Bayasgalant Buddhist Centre
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: Gantamur Natsagdorj
Tel: 97611 364 111
The largest of four Buddhist centres for women. After a 10 year struggle their temple is now built and, in 2004, women from the centre will start a 4 year BA course organised by the Zanabazar Buddhist University.

Vipassana Centre
Dhamma Mangala
C/o Dr. Jambal Hatanbaatar
Mongolian Medical Centre
Ulaanbaater, Songino Hairhan Duureg, Mongolia 21/892
Tel: (976) 682636, 368064, Fax: 681176
Tradition: Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N.Goenka

World Fellowship Buddhists Youth
(Mongolian Regional Center)
PO Box 233, Ulaanbaatar 20, Mongolia
Tel: (976 1) 352 006
Fax: (976 1) 352 006
President: Ven. Tsedendamba
Email: galsanbat@yahoo.com
Affilliation: World Fellowship of Buddhists (Youth)

Zanabazar Buddhist University
Gandanthekchenling Monastery
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Director: Sh Sonimbayer
Assistant Dorector: Ven Byambajav
Tel: 97611 360164
Now a registered University offering 6 year courses to monks and laymen, this centre was set up in 1970 to be a centre of academic study of Buddhism for Buddhists throughout the Mongolian Buddhist world.

Zanabazar Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art
Gandan Thekchenling Monastery
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Head: Venerable Purevbat
Tel: 97611 363 831
Established in '94 by Ven. Purevbat under the auspices of Gandan Thekchenling this is now the premier Buddhist Art institution in the country. In Sept 2000 they held their inaugural exhibition 'The Great Artistic Heritage of Mongolia".

Compiled with the help of:

Sue Byrne
Programme Manager
Buddhism in Mongolia Programme
Tibet Foundation
1 St James's Market, London, SW1Y 4SB UK