Thursday was the anniversary of the day according to the
lunar calendar when the Buddha was born, received enlightenment, and also
attained nirvana. President Ts.Elbegdorj attended the celebrations at
Gandantegchinlen, the main Buddhist Monastery in Ulaanbaatar. Among those who
attended the prayers there was the IX Bogd Jivzundamba who lives with the Dalai
Lama in Dharamsala, India and is visiting Mongolia for a month.