Mongolia Energy Center
LOCATION: 520 km from Ulaanbaatar and 38 km south of provincial center Sainshand in Dornogobi province.
Khamaryn Khiid or Khamar Monastery is known as the World Energy Center along with its surrounding mountains.
A writer, architect, composer, poet, painter, and physician Danzanravjaa (1803-1856), who belonged to the order of Red Hat Buddhism in Mongolia, initiated the Khamaryn Khiid Monastery in 1820 when he was 17 years old based on his observation of the area's spiritual energy.
Danzanravjaa used to fight against the rigid class and gender distinctions, an outspoken critic of the society.
Until its destruction in 1937 by the communists, the Khamaryn Khiid was an important cultural, and education center in Mongolian Gobi Desert: a theatre called Namtar Duulah Datsan, a library and non-religious children school for culture, math, natural science, history, Mongolian and Tibetan literature are the examples. At its peak, the monastery housed up to 5000 monks in the over 80 temples.
Until its destruction in 1937 by the communists, the Khamaryn Khiid was an important cultural, and education center in Mongolian Gobi Desert: a theatre called Namtar Duulah Datsan, a library and non-religious children school for culture, math, natural science, history, Mongolian and Tibetan literature are the examples. At its peak, the monastery housed up to 5000 monks in the over 80 temples.
A monastery and some meditation caves remained from the communist purge. After 1990, the old temples, stupas, and ceremonial sites have been reconstructed and rebuilt. The monastery is one of the favorite places for the locals, the worldwide meditators, and worshippers.
Worshippers attend the religious ceremonies in the temples followed by energy increasing rituals in Shambala.
There are several meditation caves where Saint Danzanravjaa and his disciplines meditated. Mother’s womb cave, bell tower, a museum display religious books, shrines, and artifacts hidden successfully during the communist purge are worth to visit and pay respect.
Some dinosaur fossils discovered at Luutiin Tsav/ cliffs of Dragons to the southeast of the monastery.
How to travel to Khamaryn Khiid Monastery?
The best way to travel Khamaryn Khiid is to take a guided package tour. The package tour is available both by car or sleeper train and car combined.
Are you looking for a cost-effective way to travel Khamaryn Khiid? Then take a train to Sainshand town and then hire a car to Khamaryn Khiid (return way 90 km).