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The place

Unnamed cabin in the Republic of Buryatia, Zakamensk/Kyakhta area (southern Siberia, Russia, ~50 km from the Mongolian border), at 1556 m elevation, southern Khamar-Daban range (southern shore of Lake Baikal). Continuous Russia Baikal/Buryatia cluster (batches 260-320). Pastoral cabin or shelter in a Tibetan-Buddhist setting, heritage of the Buryats (a Mongolian Buddhist people of ~460,000, datsan monasteries, Vajrayāna traditions following conversion in the 17th century by Tibetan lamas).

The setting

Buryatia Zakamensk/Kyakhta southern Siberia Russia 1556 m 50 km from MN border southern Khamar-Daban Baikal, continuous cluster batches 260-320, Buryats Mongolian Buddhist ~460,000 datsan Vajrayāna 17th-century conversion Tibetan lamas.