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| − | On December 27, 2005, the Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume ("The Golden Abode of the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]") was opened in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. More than 5,000 people attended the opening ceremony, including representatives of [[Tibetan Buddhist]] communities from Moscow, Volgograd and Saratov. | + | On December 27, 2005, the [[Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume]] ("The Golden [[Abode]] of the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]") was opened in Elista, the {{Wiki|capital}} of the Republic of [[Kalmykia]], a federal [[subject]] of the {{Wiki|Russian}} Federation. More than 5,000 [[people]] attended the opening ceremony, including representatives of [[Tibetan Buddhist]] communities from {{Wiki|Moscow}}, Volgograd and Saratov. |
| − | The [[14th Dalai Lama]] blessed the site of the future temple just before he left Elista during his November 2004 visit to the Republic and gave it its name on March 11, 2006. | + | The [[14th Dalai Lama]] blessed the site of the future [[temple]] just before he left Elista during his November 2004 visit to the Republic and gave it its [[name]] on March 11, 2006. |
| − | During the opening ceremony, the Republic of Kalmykia President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov dedicated the temple to Kalmyks who died during and after their sudden and forced exile to Siberia after December 27, 1943. | + | During the opening ceremony, the Republic of [[Kalmykia]] President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov dedicated the [[temple]] to [[Kalmyks]] who [[died]] during and after their sudden and forced exile to Siberia after December 27, 1943. |
Latest revision as of 05:35, 17 September 2013
On December 27, 2005, the Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume ("The Golden Abode of the Buddha Shakyamuni") was opened in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. More than 5,000 people attended the opening ceremony, including representatives of Tibetan Buddhist communities from Moscow, Volgograd and Saratov.
The 14th Dalai Lama blessed the site of the future temple just before he left Elista during his November 2004 visit to the Republic and gave it its name on March 11, 2006.
During the opening ceremony, the Republic of Kalmykia President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov dedicated the temple to Kalmyks who died during and after their sudden and forced exile to Siberia after December 27, 1943.
