Manzushir Monastery

Manzushir Monastery

Just 39 km southeast of Ulaanbaatar on the road toward Zuunmod is a monastery that you will not want to miss. The temple is nice and the view is spectacular. The monastery sits on the edge of a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with creeks and granite boulders.

The monastery was established in 1733 and has had 21 chapels. Buddhist monasteries served as the centers of education, arts and various other disciplines. And among them Manzishir was famous for its school of philosophy and logic, attracting priests from as far as India coming for theological debates. In winter of 1938 the monastery was completely destroyed and the area eventually turned into a recreation zone.