Buddhist monasteries in Russia

building in Republic of Buryatia, Russia

thumb|300px|Ivolginsky datsan thumb|300px|Tseezhe-Burgaltaysky datsan, [[Buryatia, Russia]]

buddhist temple in Russia

Buddhist Monastery in Elista, Russia

Buddhist monastery at Lake Gusinoye, Buryat Republic, Russia

thumb|Khosheutovsky khurul A khurul (; or hure or küriye) is a Buddhist monastery (temple, abode) in Kalmyk (Mongol-Oirat) Lamaism. Some of the most famous Kalmyk khuruls are the Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume (contemporary) in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, and the Khosheutovsky khurul (which was originally in the Kalmyk AO / Kalmyk ASSR, but is now located in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia).