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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).
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology and morphology
- Background
- Practices
- General rules
- Paying respect and performing ''Ergts''
- Prayers and the ritual of ''Serdzhim''
- Offerings
- List of khuruls and sumes
- Kalmykia
- Tuva
- Buryatia
- Astrakhan Oblast
- Altai Republic
- United States of America
- Mongolia
- See also
- References
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).
==Etymology and morphology==
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