This name was given to the monastery by the 14th Dalai Lama who also chose its location – on the steppes just outside the Republic's capital city, Elista, during his first visit to the Republic in the summer of 1991.
The monastery was given this title by the 14th Dalai Lama, who also chose its location – a spot on the grasslands outside the Republic's capital city, Elista, during his first trip to the Republic in the summer of 1991.