Khurul in Lagan Photo: Khurul in Lagan

Grand opening Luganskoe of the khurul was held in may 1995, the funds for its construction were donated by the Dalai Lama during his visit to the Republic in September 1992, he was consecrated a new khurul and donated the tank is an icon of the Buddha Shakyamuni and plaster prints own palms, which eventually became the main relics Luganskoe of the temple.

The construction of the khurul was launched by the Director of engineering plant B. A. Badmaeva. This work was continued by his successor V. X. Manjeev. In the construction of the Church took an active part residents Aginskogo district. At the consecration Luganskoe of the khurul attended Lama of Kalmykia, Buryatia, Mongolia and Tibet.

All Kalmyk khuruls quite young. Many of them were built in the 90s with the coming to power of President of the Republic of Kalmykia, Ilyumzhinov. Although Buddhism as a religion existed here many centuries ago, in the 20-30-ies of the twentieth century after the advent of Soviet power, all the Buddhist monasteries and khuruls in the Republic were closed or destroyed. Now they are gradually being restored.

Before every Buddhist temple, including the khurul in Lagan, established ritual prayer wheels called hurde. They say that if you make a wish and say it out loud, spin the reels in a clockwise direction, and when to pass them around three times, the wish will come true.

Near Luganskoe of the khurul you can also see the construction of the stupa with the figure of the Buddha, which you can also ask about the fulfillment of desires.

All available in Luhanska the khurul icons were traditionally made of fabric. The most revered of them are tanks with faces of Maitreya, Amitayus, White Elder and White Tara.

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Khurul in Lagan
Great Ashalchinskoye lake