Rinpoche Bagsha Datsan
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A newly built Buddhist temple on the summit of Bald Mountain, housing one of Russia's largest gilded Buddha statues. The viewing platform overlooks the whole city and the Selenga River.
The Rinpoche Bagsha Datsan was built in 2004 on the summit of Lysaya Gora (Bald Mountain) in the north of the city. It is named after the Tibetan Buddhist master Bagsha Rinpoche, and the main hall contains a gilded Shakyamuni statue about 9 meters tall. Outside the temple are a cluster of stupas, prayer wheels, and a viewing platform overlooking central Ulan-Ude, the Selenga River, and the confluence with the Uda River. The sunset view is especially beautiful. Admission is free, open about 08:00–20:00. You can reach it by taxi or by public bus up the hill.
Opening hours
About 08:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Lenin Head Monument (Soviets Square)
- National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia
- Buryat Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Museum of Nature of Buryatia
- Lenin Street Pedestrian Zone & Triumphal Arch
- Odigitrievsky Cathedral
- Ethnographic Museum of Transbaikal Peoples
- Ivolginsky Datsan