Erdene Zuu Monastery
| Erdene Zuu Monastery Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд ལྷུན་གྲུབ་བདེ་ཆེན་གླིང་། ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠵᠤᠤ ᠬᠡᠶᠢᠳ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Gelug |
| Location | |
| Location | Near Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia |
| Country | Mongolia |
Location within Mongolia | |
| Coordinates | 47°12′06″N 102°50′36″E / 47.20167°N 102.84333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Abtai Sain Khan |
| Established | 1585 |
The Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд, romanized: Erdene Zuu khiid) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Built in 1585, it is located in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province and is now included within the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. The monastery is affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.