AMARBAYASGALANT MONASTERY

Amarbaysgalant is a beautiful monastery located northwest of the center of Sant sum in the valley of the Iven River.

It is said that construction work lasted 16 years, at the end of which over 50 temples were built, with as many as 6000 resident lamas able to recite scriptures in the main hall. The monastery is dedicated to prince Zanabazar and built by the order of Enkh Amgalan Khan of Manchu empire. During the political purges, most of the temples and statues were destroyed.