Tsetserleg

Tsetserleg, whose name means “garden”, lies on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It became a religious and commercial centre around the monastery of Zaya Gegeen. The first Khalkha Zaya Pandita, Luvsanperenlei, established its main temples in the early 1680s. The complex included a central temple and separate summer and winter residences, making it an important seat of Buddhist learning in the mountain country.