tɹɐdˈɪʃən hˈoʊldz ðæt wˌaɪl sˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɚɹən ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət sˈaɪt tə bˈɪld ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi, ðɪ ɛksplˈoːɹətˌoːɹi ɡɹˈuːp kˈeɪm əkɹˌɑːs tˈuː jˈʌŋ bˈɔɪz, ˈæmɚɹ ænd bˈeɪɐskwəlˌæŋtuː, plˈeɪɪŋ ɔnðə stˈɛp.
Tradition holds that while searching for an appropriate site to build the monastery, the exploratory group came across two young boys, Amur and Bayasqulangtu, playing on the steppe.