TSUGOL AND SHENEKHEN DATSANS IN THE COMPARATIVE ASPECT
The authors make a comparative analysis of two Buddhist monasteries: Tsugol and Shenekhen. Tsugol monastery, which is situated in the Zabaykal district of the Russian Federation, is an initial object for construction by Buryat emigrants of another datsan - Shenekhen one - in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China. The authors compare architectural forms, internal furniture and external components of these complexes and emphasize the continuity of tradition of the Buryats, their connection with maternal culture in the alien environment. At the same time, the authors reveal the separate elements making distinctive features of each monastery.