Statues of UB #14: Statue of Tumbash
According to the research conducted in 2014, Ulaanbaatar has total of 153 monuments and statues. However, most of us do not recognize and understand all of them eventhrough we are passing by them everyday. Thus, we constantly deliver information of the monuments and statues.
Today, we introduce you the "Tumbash" bronze complex commissioned in 2011 known as located in Sansar micro district. Tumbash is a symbol for four animals, a pigeon, a hare, a monkey and an elephant. Many Mongolians spend their childhood by hearing the Indian fairy-tale describing four animals living peacefully and happily together with the respect to the older.
There is no information except the Statue of Tumbash made by bronze and erected by MNT 250 million. The creator and the place where it crafted have remained undefined too. Therefore, we aimed to deliver you the information that you might not be familiar with.
First: Word 'Tumbash' means friendly four animals.
Second: In Buddhist religion, Buddha represents him by the eldest animal, a pigeon and a hare, a monkey and an elephant represent his closest followers.
Third: Pictures and sculptures of these four animals are popular in Balba families and Tumbash is considered as symbol of peace like Statue of Liberty believed as symbol of freedom in USA.
According to the research conducted in 2014, Ulaanbaatar has total of 153 monuments and statues. However, most of us do not recognize and understand all of them eventhrough we are passing by them everyday. Thus, we constantly deliver information of the monuments and statues.
Today, we introduce you the "Tumbash" bronze complex commissioned in 2011 known as located in Sansar micro district. Tumbash is a symbol for four animals, a pigeon, a hare, a monkey and an elephant. Many Mongolians spend their childhood by hearing the Indian fairy-tale describing four animals living peacefully and happily together with the respect to the older.
There is no information except the Statue of Tumbash made by bronze and erected by MNT 250 million. The creator and the place where it crafted have remained undefined too. Therefore, we aimed to deliver you the information that you might not be familiar with.
First: Word 'Tumbash' means friendly four animals.
Second: In Buddhist religion, Buddha represents him by the eldest animal, a pigeon and a hare, a monkey and an elephant represent his closest followers.
Third: Pictures and sculptures of these four animals are popular in Balba families and Tumbash is considered as symbol of peace like Statue of Liberty believed as symbol of freedom in USA.