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Tsugolsky Datsan is the oldest in Zabaykalsky Krai—it was founded in 1801. Monastic schools Tsannid and Manba were established here modeled on the Tibetan Labrang monastery; later other monasteries in Buryatia were founded following these schools' example. Before the revolution the datsan had a hospital and a printing house and was fairly developed. On its grounds there was an eight‑metre statue of Maitreya Buddha. In the 1930s lamas were repressed, the monastery's property destroyed and a military unit stationed there. In 1988 the monastery was returned to the faithful. Three pre‑revolutionary buildings have been preserved on the site.