Megjid Janraisig statue

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The Megjid Janraisig statue is a monumental gilded statue of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara housed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, renowned as a major symbol of Mongolian Buddhism and a prominent pilgrimage site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monument ⓘ
religious sculpture ⓘ
statue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Janraisig statue ⓘ
Migjid Janraisig statue ⓘ
artStyle Tibetan Buddhist art ⓘ
associatedWith Gandantegchinlen Monastery ⓘ
Mongolian Buddhism ⓘ
contains herbs ⓘ
prayer scrolls ⓘ
sacred texts ⓘ
sutras ⓘ
country Mongolia ⓘ
culturalSignificance major religious symbol in Mongolia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
depicts Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasTitle Megjid Janraisig ⓘ
linked to: Migjid Janraisig
height about 26.5 metres ⓘ
heritageSignificance symbol of Mongolian Buddhism ⓘ
locatedIn Gandantegchinlen Monastery ⓘ
Ulaanbaatar ⓘ
materialUsed gilded bronze ⓘ
gold ⓘ
notableFor central icon of Gandantegchinlen Monastery ⓘ
large gilded representation of Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
orientation indoor statue ⓘ
reconstructionCompleted 1996 ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
replaced original Megjid Janraisig statue destroyed in the 1930s ⓘ
subjectOf Buddhist pilgrimages in Mongolia ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gandantegchinlen Monastery → hasStatue → Megjid Janraisig statue ⓘ
Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery → alsoKnownAs → Megjid Janraisig statue ⓘ
subject linked to: Avalokiteśvara statue
Megjid Janraisig statue → alsoKnownAs → Migjid Janraisig statue ⓘ
linked to: Megjid Janraisig statue
Megjid Janraisig statue → alsoKnownAs → Janraisig statue ⓘ
linked to: Megjid Janraisig statue
Gandan Tegchinlen Khiid → hasStatue → Megjid Janraisig statue ⓘ