Foundation for the Construction of the Monastery in Lumbini, Nepal
The new monastery will be constructed to the design of the
St. Petersburg Buddhist monastery, the Datsan Gunzechoinei, in collaboration with the Government of Nepal
St. Petersburg Buddhist monastery, the Datsan Gunzechoinei, in collaboration with the Government of Nepal
Our goal
The goal of the Fund is to assist in the building of a monastery in the community of Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha and founder of Buddhism. With a view to reaching the stated goal, the Fund undertakes the following action:
Assistance in the building up of a financial basis for the construction of the monastery in Lumbini, Nepal
Activities and events aimed at raising the public awareness of the cultural aspects of Buddhism and the cultural mission of the monastery in Lumbini, Nepal
Updating the public on the construction progress of the monastery in Lumbini, Nepal
Dmitri Valentinovich Morozov
Founder of the Foundation for the Construction of the Monastery in Lumbini
Russian public figure and entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of BIOCAD biotech company
Construction in progress
04.09.2024
Photo of the temple under construction from the north-west side
27.08.2024
Final stage of installation of brickwork under the roof of the engineering building
17.08.2024
Pouring of concrete roof of the dormitory completed
01.08.2024
Installation of the space frame for the formwork for the roof of the temple
26.07.2024
Works on masonry walls of the main prayer hall of Datsan Gunzechoinei in Lumbini started
20.07.2024
The installation of the concrete roof of the lamas dormitory has been completed
19.07.2024
Pouring the walls of the temple to the level of the future roof
12.07.2024
Installation of roof formwork of the engineering building
28.06.2024
Work has begun on constructing the walls of the lamas' dormitory
18.06.2024
Work on reinforcing the ceiling above the prayer hall of the temple continues
18.06.2024
Work on pouring the roof of the engineering building was completed.
15.06.2024
The formwork of the decorative elements of the entrance group was dismantled
10.06.2024
Kundeling Rinpoche gave good wishes for the construction of a temple in Lumbini
22.05.2024
Work on installing the roof of the engineering building has begun
19.05.2024
Preparation for pouring concrete for the ceiling above the first floor of the dormitory
17.05.2024
The work on laying the brick walls of the ground floor has been completed
04.05.2024
Morozov D. V. and Nekrasov M.S. visited the construction site
10.04.2024
Start of laying brick walls
25.02.2024
The floor slab above the basement has been poured
22.01.2024
Project meeting in Datsan with the participation of Mikhail Nekrasov and ROO OSDN
03.01.2024
The foundation of the temple has been poured
12.11.2023
The ritual of laying the first stone is Bumba or “Sabdag Dotig, Sachod Salan”
13.09.2023
The first of 120 piles at the base of the temple has been poured
07.08.2023
Construction of a crushed stone foundation for a construction site
10.07.2023
Start of construction work
06.06.2023
The design documentation for the construction of the temple in Lumbini was approved for the execution of work by letter
THE BUDDHIST MONASTERY OF ST. PETERSBURG WAS BUILT IN 1909–1915 AT THE INITIATIVE OF AGVAN LOBSAN DORZHIEV, A BURYAT LAMA AND SCIENTIST (1853/54–1938)
THE DATSAN GUNZECHOINEI
The monastery was consecrated on 10 August 1915 and received the Tibetan name of Kun la brtse mdzad thub dbang mchhos 'byung ba'i gnas, which means 'The Source of the Sacred Teaching of the All-Compassionate Lord and Hermit'
Foundation Board Members:
Dmitry Valentinovich Morozov,
Maria Alekseevna Kartysheva,
Ekaterina Alekseevna Knyazeva.
General and organizational issues:
Klim Valerievich Petrov — Project Manager, petrovk@biocad.ru (+79213812824)
Documentation of the Fund
©Foundation for the Construction of the Monastery in Lumbini
The Fund is a Russian unitary nonprofit organisation officially registered on 5 June 2019
Main Reg. No.: 1197800002608, INN: 7841084940, KPP: 784101001