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The Best Attractions In Olkhonsky District

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Buddhist Stupa

Olkhonsky District is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Olkhonsky Municipal District. The area of the district is 15,900 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yelantsy. Population: 9,446 ; 8,955 ; 8,735 . The population of Yelantsy accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population.
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The Best Attractions In Olkhonsky District

1. Tramp Monument Olkhonsky District
2. Cape Uyuga Kurma
3. Buddhist Stupa Irkutsk Oblast
Historically, Buddhism was incorporated into Russian lands in the early 17th century. Buddhism is considered as one of Russia's traditional religions, legally a part of Russian historical heritage. Besides the historical monastic traditions of Buryatia, Kalmykia and Tuva, Buddhism is now widespread all over Russia, with many ethnic Russian converts.The main form of Buddhism in Russia is the Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, informally known as the yellow hat tradition, with other Tibetan and non-Tibetan schools as minorities. Although Tibetan Buddhism is most often associated with Tibet, it spread into Mongolia, and via Mongolia into Russia.Datsan Gunzechoinei in Saint Petersburg, the northernmost Buddhist temple in Russia
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