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The Tubden Shedubling (russian: Тубден Шедублинг, ) is a Buddhist temple complex in
Otradnoye District Otradnoye District (russian: райо́н Отра́дное) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is . Education 22 comprehensive se ...
, Moscow, and the first in the Russian capital.


Content of the project

Buddhism has for several centuries been a major religion in several regions of Russia, including the republics of Tuva,
Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
, and
Kalmykia he official languages of the Republic of Kalmykia are the Kalmyk and Russian languages./ref> , official_lang_list= Kalmyk , official_lang_ref=Steppe Code (Constitution) of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 17: he official languages of the ...
, and an important part of these cultures and identity. The temple complex is intended as a religious object, a center of social, cultural, research and publishing life (named "The Cultural-and-Educational Center"), and to enhance cooperation between the representatives of different nationalities and confessions. The Cultural-and-Educational Center will comprise a conference-hall, a library, as well as a charitable cafeteria, a medical center and a smaller temple for enshrinement of holy relics. The temple complex will be located near the existing Orthodox Church with a chapel, the Muslim mosques and , and the Jewish synagogue, as part of the .


General specifications

When completed the total area built on is intended to be , on a plot of land with an area of . The complex will include:


Development

The Moscow Buddhist Society performed a wide scope of works for implementation and coordination of the whole project having filed all applications for obtaining the Building Construction Permission for the Buddhist temple with a
stupa A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation. In Buddhism, circumamb ...
to be built at: Moscow, Novovladykinsky Proezd, ow. 15. The order of the Mayor of Moscow dated 26.10.2000 № 1117-РМ «On the construction of a Buddhist Temple on the site located at Novovladykinsky Proezd, 15 in the North-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow» has become a basic document for drafting permission documentation. The Contract of Lease № М-02-510122, dated 6.09.2004, was signed on the basis of this order. In 2005, the Moscow Buddhist Society managed to almost double the territory of the construction, therefore, the Order of the Government of Moscow dated 28.12.2005 № 1109-PP «On amendments and additions to the Order of the Mayor of Moscow dated 26 October, 2000 № 1117-РМ» was issued with the following amendments in clause 1.1: «To permit the Moscow Buddhist Society to construct a Buddhist Temple at the address: Novovladykinsky Proezd, ow. 15, of the total maximum area of 3,000 sq.m (including the construction site of 2,100 sq.m.) on the surface area of 0.6027 ha». Along with the above-mentioned papers, the pre-project and project documentation has been developed. The scope of the project documentation has been elaborated by the LLC "Personal Creative Workshop of Architect Tereshkin P.G." under the guidance of architect Tereshkin P.G. On 1 October 2014, the Moscow Buddhist Society obtained the Building Construction Permission № RU77175000-010023. The Moscow Buddhist Society negotiated with potential sponsors. The contractor was determined and the "preliminary" stage of construction works was finished. On 19 February 2015, the completed was consecrated by two
lama Lama (; "chief") is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term ''guru'', meaning "heavy one", endowed with qualities the student will eventually embody. The Tibetan word "lama" means "hi ...
s from the central khurul of Kalmykia, in a ceremony attended by the ambassadors of Mongolia, Vietnam,
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, and
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, and representatives of the Russian republics, where Buddhism is traditionally practiced; Tuva, Kalmykia and Buryatia. On 15 May 2015, People's Artist Joseph Kobzon attended a ceremony for the start of construction on the complex's temple. On 27 October 2016, work began on the .


References

Buddhist monasteries in Russia Tibetan Buddhism in Europe Religious buildings and structures in Moscow