Amarbayasant is one of the three major Buddhist monastic centres in Mongolia. The monastery was built by order of the Manchu emperor Enkh Amgalam Khan to preserve the remains of the First Bogd, incarnation of the Buddha, Zanabazar. The construction took place between 1726 and 1737 and was built with the best solutions of traditional wooden architecture: it is a sacred place that represents the historical and cultural richness of Mongolia. During the repression between 1937 and 1938, many monks of the monastery were executed and the rare and precious artefacts, including volumes, temples and paintings collected for over 200 years, were destroyed beyond repair. Of the entire complex, which was very extensive and had grown to house up to 6000 monks, 28 of the 40 temples remain, including the Yanpai Gate, Mahranz Temple, Tsogchin Temple, Lavrin Temple, the Tomb Temples of the 3rd and 4th Bogd, the 108 volumes of Ganjuur