Baterdene is a volunteer at the charitable fund Buyn based at the Central Temple in Elista, Kalmykia. In Riga, during the Dalai Lama’s teachings, he helped the Kalmyk pilgrims with accommodation and assisted the monks to prepare the Dalai Lama’s throne on the stage. He says that it is important for people to listen to the Dalai Lama’s teachings in order to establish a karmic link with this great teacher.