The Buryat steppes near the mountain range called the Khamar-Daban, which is located near the settlement Ivolginsk, is a Buddhist religious capital of the country - a great datsan.When the weather is fine weather, beautiful gilded temples glisten and shimmer afar welcoming tourists and pilgrims.It seems that time has stopped here your turn ...
Schedule khurals
Many tourists are interested Ivilginski temple.Schedule khurals can be found in the information and business center, located at the monastery.Call back must be at the following toll-free number: 8-800-1003-108.Seek better from 8:30 to 21:00.
Base Ivolginsky datsan and other spiritual centers
Since 1937, in our country there were no officially functioning Buddhist temples.But after the Second World War the authorities allowed the faithful to found two monasteries - Aginskoye district, as well as in Buryatia.Why was such a decision, it is still unknown.Returned from prison the old Lama, and ordinary people founded near the village of Upper Oriole "Tuges Bayaskhalantay Ulzy noma Hurdyn Khiid."It translates as "monastery, which stands in the area where spinning wheel teachings, bestowing joy and full of happiness."It was opened at the beginning of winter 1945.For more than one decade this Datsan was the only Buddhist sacred site located in Buryatia, but in the 1990s began to be erected again great spiritual centers.Religious people have been very encouraged by these developments.But a lot of them in Ulan-Ude.Ivilginski temple became their present outlet.Many began to visit him often enough.
Buddhist University
Soon Ivolga Datsan began operating a private Buddhist University called "Dashi Choynhorlin."This occurred in 1991.He currently is a unique educational institution of our country no longer exists.Its activity consists in teaching Buddhist philosophy and detailed acquaintance with her.The material is supplied as it was many years ago in the monastery schools of Buryatia, even before the revolution.
little about Buddhism
Buddhism - the oldest of the three major religions of the world.Christianity under him for five centuries, and Islam - twelve.Buddhism is based on the theory of the Four Noble Truths.They include suffering, its cause and origin, the elimination of torture and the sources that generate them, and the roads leading to their termination.The most preferred considered octal (median) path, allowing to plunge into Nirvana.It involves several types of virtues: morality, concentration and knowledge - prajna.If a man will pass on all these roads, it is to get rid of suffering and will find peace in Nirvana.All of this can be found by visiting Ivilginski temple.Itigelov, of course, was aware of this.
Theravada and Mahayana
are divided on Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana.It translates as "ancient Teachings" and "Great Vehicle."The first is the only one still existing schools of early Buddhism (in other words, Nikaya).This trend is common in Tibet and Nepal.Small spread is also available in our country and Japan.It migrated from Tibet to Mongolia, then - in Buryatia, in the next phase - in Tuva, and, finally, in the steppes of Kalmykia.Mahayana appeared relatively recently.Her feature - the theory of bodhicitta, in other words, the desire to save absolutely all beings living on earth.It implies infinite mercy and compassion for them.Also this theory includes the concept of Bodhisattva - personality capable ignored individual dive into Nirvana, to save all the inhabitants of the earth.Mahayana is peculiar to the Tibetan and Chinese Buddhism, as well as some independent schools.Features and important points of these theories are so twisted and are not available to an outside observer that their explanation leaves a huge amount of time, and not the fact that people really understand everything.But all who wish to gain new information, ready to take Buryatia.Ivilginski temple is always happy to open its doors to guests.Therefore, we can go there, never for a moment doubted the correctness of his decision.
Hambo Lama Itigelov
Ivolginsky datsan Lama Itigelov stored by the body, which is very well preserved.You can read about it in the scientific literature.Researchers have several years arguing about this phenomenon.
June 15, 1927, when the Hambo Lama (a position comparable to the Orthodox Metropolitan) Itigelov was 75 years old, he asked the monks living in Yangazhinskom datsan, read a prayer for him, destined for death.It was called "Nougat Namshi" ("good wishes to Die").Monks were totally confused and did not know what to do, and then Itigelov first to utter words of prayer.Lamas had to support it.When the prayer was finished, and Itigelov been no signs of life, and seemed dead, they are, as it was stated in the will, put him in a sarcophagus (called bumhanom) in the lotus position, and was buried in the village Huhe Zurhen.There is now Ivolginsk.Of course, it is very much the name of nothing he says.Tourists traveling to Ivilginski temple, the map should always be at hand.
Retrieving the body of the sarcophagus
monks of the requests set out in the will Itigelov: 1955 Lama Lubsan Nima Darmaev together with the residents of the monastery raised bumhan with the body, and then made sure of its safety, carried out the necessary ritesand he changed it again and put in a sarcophagus.In 1973 it was carried out another inspection of the deceased.
September 10, 2002 Lama Damba Ayusheev along with several monks Ivolga datsan, accompanied by lay people (forensic and so on. N.), Opened the sarcophagus Itigelov.He was in the same form as before, signs of drying out or rotting were found.After making the necessary rites Itigelov body was taken to the Ivilginski temple.It was erected for him a separate palace.Lama Ivolga datsan their duty.
inexplicable phenomenon
That same year, the experts took some samples - pieces of epidermis, nails, and hair.On the basis of carried out forensic tests concluded that the protein fraction Itigelov such as if he is still alive.Scientists do not know how to comment on this phenomenon.Doctors, too, are confused.Many people come to datsan to worship perfectly preserved body.They think that it is a miracle.
Simple rules
Ivilginski temple is not a museum, and a functioning monastery.Going on a tour, you must comply with certain requirements.Some Russian people seem quite ordinary, others - very exotic.From the walls of the box, no smoking, throw trash and mother.Girls come in better Ivilginski temple in a fairly long dresses.Shooting in churches prohibited, but on the street you can take pictures.At the ordinary requirements are completed.
unusual demands
While in the temple, you must remove the cap, hats and caps.You can not hang a shoulder bag or backpack is recommended to carry them in your hand or put near the door.It is forbidden to turn back to the picture, which is painted Buddha and saints, as well as to the body Itigelov.Also, you can not point the finger at them.If the church is prayer, it is forbidden to cross hands and sit, putting one leg over the other.We must remember that Ivilginski temple - a sacred place.
Gauros
hardly going to the monastery, bypassing the need to make a symbolic border datsan on the track, on the inside.This rite is called Gauros.Treat datsan, and just go around various objects needed only in a clockwise direction, as if the solar circle.Once in the door, you need to roll to the left and walk along the wall until the return to the gate.On this road there are many prayer mills - hurde (drums).They are decorated with hieroglyphs.They are pieces of paper with prayers.Steep hurde (certainly clockwise), as if the person says the sacred text.
amazing place
Ivilginski temple - a unique place.When you walk around suburgans, hurde and pagodas, temples, and then looking at the endless steppe and Khamar-Daban, you can see ot far, it seems that outside Russia.One gets the impression that this is an exotic Chinese steppes, Mongolia or Tibet.Impressions of stay in datsan remain with the tourists forever.
