Kalmyk Buddhist Temples
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Major modern monastery complex in Lagan (Lagansky District, near the Caspian Sea). Features one of Europe's largest sitting Buddha statues (12.5 meters tall, ~30 tons, consecrated ~2019). Site consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1992; original khurul opened 1995, new building 2017. Important center for the southeastern Kalmyk Buddhist community.
Lagan, Lagansky District (near Caspian Sea)
Russia