Erdene Zuu Monastery
| Erdene Zuu Monastery Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд ལྷུན་གྲུབ་བདེ་ཆེན་གླིང་ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Gelug |
| Location | |
| Location | Near Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°12′06″N 102°50′36″E / 47.20167°N 102.84333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Abtai Sain Khan |
| Date established | 1585 |
The Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд, romanized: Erdene Zuu khiid) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Built in 1585, it is located in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province and is now included within the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. The monastery is affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.