Datsans were officially acknowledged in
Imperial Russia in 1741. By statute of 1853 there were two recognized datsans in the
Irkutsk government and others in the
Zabaykalsky government. The first datsan in Europe was
Datsan Gunzechoinei in St. Petersburg. Before the Communist Revolution in 1917, there were 40 datsans (not counting smaller temples —
sume). After the revolution, the number went up to 48, but between 1927 and 1938 all datsans that existed in Buryatia and Transbaikalia were closed or destroyed. The Second World War, that followed shortly after, became another turning point for the Buddhists in Buryatia: despite the suppression by the communist government, the Buryat Buddhist community came together in 1944 and collected financial aids to support the communist state and the Red Army in their struggles against Nazi Germany. The communist government expressed their gratitude for the donations by giving them permission to open a Buddhist datsan in Buryatia. In 1946, the
Ivolginsky datsan The following datsans were not opened until 1991. •
Khambyn Khure datsan (Улан-Удэнский Дацан Хамбын Хурэ) in
Ulan-Ude • (Ринпоче Багша дацан) in
Ulan-Ude •
Rinchin Datsan • (Агинский Дацан) in
Aginskoye • (Аларский дацан «Даши Чойнхорлинг») in
Kutulik • (Атаган-Дырестуйский дацан «Лхундуб Дэчинлинг») in
Dyrestuy • (Ацагатский дацан) in
Naryn-Atsagat •
Atsaysky datsan near
Lake Gusinoye •
Kurumkansky datsan (Курумканский Дацан) in
Kurumkan • (Сартул-Гэгэтуйский дацан) in
Gegetuy •
Egituysky datsan (Эгитуйский Дацан) in
Egituy • (Гусиноозёрский (Тамчинский) дацан) in
Gusinoye Ozero • (Загустайский дацан «Дэчин Рабжилинг») in the
Selenginsky District •
Sanaginsky datsan (Санагинский Дацан) in
Sanaga •
Ivolginsky datsan (Иволгинский Дацан) in
Verkhnyaya Ivolga • (Кижингинский Дацан) in
Kizhinga •
Baldan Breybun datsan (Дацан Балдан Брэйбун) in
Murochi •
Tugnuysky datsan (Тугнуйский дацан) in
Mukhorshibir •
Okinsky datsan (Окинский дацан) in
Orlik •
Tamchinsky datsan (Тамчинский дацан) in
Gusinoye Ozero •
Kyrensky datsan (Кыренский дацан) in
Kyren • (Хойморский дацан) in
Arshan •
Ugdansky datsan (Угданский дацан) •
Tseezhe-Burgaltaysky datsan (Цээжэ-Бургалтайский дацан) •
Ust-Ordynsky datsan (Усть-Ордынский (Абатанатский) дацан) in
Ust-Ordynsky • (Анинский дацан) in
Ana •
Chesansky datsan (Чесанский дацан) in
Chesan • (Табангут-Ичётуйский дацан «Дэчен Рабжалин») in the
Dzhidinsky District • (Цугольский дацан) in
Tsugol •
Saint Petersburg Tibetan Temple •
Datsan Gunzechoinei (Дацан Гунзэчойнэй) in
Saint Petersburg •
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Mocow in
Moscow •
Yakutsky datsan (Якутский дацан; дацан в Якутске) in
Yakutsk,
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The northernmost Buddhist temple in the world • (Янгажинский дацан «Даши Ширбубулин) • (Читинский Дацан "Дамба Брайбунлинг") in
Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai ==See also==