KHAMAR MONASTERY

The monastery was built in 1821 on the initiative of Danzan Rabjar, to whom it is now dedicated. The present buildings are no longer the original ones. The large temple and its three-story theater were destroyed in the 1930s. It was in this theater that in 1830 Danzan Rabjar presented one of his most famous plays, Saran Khukhuu. The monastery is known as the "world energy center". In the north, caves allowed the monks to withdraw to meditate for 108 days, this number being sacred for the Buddhists.