NEWS FROM AIMAGS

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ From July 31 to August 13, two dentists and one trainee dentist from Germany's Dentist Without Border Society carried out medical examination and treatment free-of-charge in Dornogobi aimag. The have observed that due to consumption of various kinds of foods, especially sugary product, the aimag's people suffer from dental illnesses. The society, an international voluntary organization, is helping the Mongolians for the third time. ** ** ** Tov aimag has started repairing and restoring the Manjusri Monastery located in the aimag's Sergelen soum. The Manjusri is the Buddhist monastery established in 1733 south from the Bogd Khaan Mountain range and four km north of the Tov aimag's center. Manjusri (Tibetan: Jampelyang) is the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. Over time the monastery grew into a complex that housed more than 20 temples with over 300 resident monks. During the political purges of late 1930's, the monastery was completely destroyed and all the monks either killed or exiled. The remains of the temple have been turned into a museum. A new temple has been built in the aimag's center also, dedicated to Manjusri. In the summer of 2009, Mongolian Rover Scouts and the UK Scout Network members arranged a service project to repaint the new temple. A donation was also made to help fund rebuilding the wooden fence with a stone wall. ** ** ** The "Ikh Maidar" foundation has launched a project on establishing a complex of Buddhist God Maidar. The architectural work is being conducted by D.Erdembileg, a sculptor and architecture. The complex will have the 54 meter God Maidar and a 108 meter stupa. A cultural and educational garden will be created as well. It is expected that the complex will open by 2014, whereas the garden's construction work will last 15 years. B.Khuder