Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia
Буддийская традиционная сангха России | |
Ivolginsky Datsan, headquarters of the organization | |
| Predecessor | Central Spiritual Board of Buddhists of the USSR |
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| Formation | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Ivolginsky Datsan |
| Leader | Damba Ayusheev |
| Website | www |
Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia (Russian: Буддийская традиционная сангха России, romanized: Buddiyskaya traditsionnaya sangkha Rossii) is a Tibetan Buddhist centralized religious organization, which is the largest Tibetan Buddhist community in Buryatia and one of the largest in Russia. The center of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and the main residence of Pandito Khambo Lama is located in the Ivolginsky Datsan, Buryatia. The second residence of Pandito Khambo Lama is the Khambyn Sume Datsan in Ulan-Ude.