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Abtai Sain Khan (Mongolian: ᠠᠪᠲᠠᠶ ᠢᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠨ Абтай сайн хан; 1554–1588) - alternately Abatai or Avtai (Mongolian: Автай хан, meaning who have the gift of witchcraft (Автай) and good (сайн) - was a Khalkha-Mongolian prince who was named by the 3rd Dalai Lama as first khan of the Tüsheet ...
The Erdene Zuu monastery was built in 1586 by the orders of Abtai Sain Khan, the ruler of the Khalkha Mongols. Abtai Khan wanted to build a place of worship after meeting with the 3rd Dalai Lama and the declaration of Tibetan Buddhism as the state religion of Mongolia.
Khalkha Mongolian ruler Abtai Sain Khan, a descendant of Genghis Khan’s golden generation and grandfather of Zanabazar - the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, ordered the construction of the Erdenezuu Monastery in 1585 after he visited Tibet to meet with the 3rd Dalai Lama.
The 3rd Dalai Lama declared Abtai (1554 - 1588), grandson of Gersenji, Khan of the Tüsheet following their meeting at Guihua (present day Hohhot) in 1587. In the years leading up to the meeting, Abtai had converted to Buddhism and founded Erdene Zuu, one of Mongolia's first Buddhist monasteries, near the ruins of Karakorum.
Abtai Sain Khan - alternately Abatai or Avtai (Mongolian: Автай хан, meaning who have the gift of witchcraft and good - was a Khalkha-Mongolian prince who was named by the 3rd Dalai Lama as first khan of the Tüsheet Khanate in 1587.
Feb 8, 2022 · Abtai Sain Khan, ruler of the Khalkha Mongols and grandfather of Zanabazar, the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, ordered construction of the Erdene Zuu monastery in 1585 after his meeting with the 3rd Dalai Lama and the declaration of Tibetan Buddhism as the state religion of Mongolia.
4 days ago · About Erdene Zuu Monastery. Erdene Zuu is the oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. It is considered the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. It was established in 1586 by Avtai Sain Khan (Abtai Sain Khan), a descendant of Genghis Khan, on the ruins of the ancient Kharkhorin, the capital of the Mongol Empire.
