Puntsoglin süm /khural
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Puntsoglin süm /khural,Khotol chuulalt süm ,TIB: phun-tshog gling,ENG: Puntsoglin temple,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Temple :
Temple
Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator
Sum Temple located in :
Nearby Dar’ ekhiin süm
Old Aimag Name :
Ulaanbaatar
Description of location :
GPS was taken at Dar’ ekhiin süm (UBR 931 Rinchen 931) and is given here only to mark the area of Amgalan (its temples were situated very near to each other).
GPS readings :
North 47° 54’ East 106° 59’
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
There are no known remains. Based on the sources, the exact sites of the temples of Amgalan can be determined roughly in relation to the ruins of Dar’ ekh temple (UBR 931 Rinchen 931) and the remnants of a Chinese store building. In the whole area there are no temple remnants other than that of Dar’ ekh temple.
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Monks in Old Temple :
Notes :
Puntsoglin süm was one of the six Mongolian assemblies situated around the Chinese town (Maimaachen), in the present area of Amgalan. However, Rinchen only records Dashsamdanlin datsan (UBR 935 Rinchen 935) and Puntsoglin temple is one of the five he omitted.
This temple is mentioned only in Sereeter’s book (p. 82.). According to him, Puntsoglin or Khotol chuulalt süm was also situated outside the Chinese town.
According to Sereeter, the temples Dagdanlin (NOT in Rinchen 958), Choinkhorlin (NOT in Rinchen 955), Dejidlin (NOT in Rinchen 956) and Puntsoglin were temples of the four aimags with the same names situated around the Maimaachen. Forty lamas belonged to Puntsoglin aimag and 80-90 lamas to the others. These temples had their own financial units, along with the aimag believer’s donations and offerings serving as the financial basis of their operation. He also says that the lamas in these four aimags used to participate in the ceremonies of Dashsamdanlin datsan (Rinchen 935).
No further data was found on this temple.
See UBNR 957 AM.pdf
All data on this temple is kindly provided by Kristina Teleki and Zsuzsa Majer who retain copyright. See relevant section in Monasteries and Temples of Bogdiin Khüree, Ikh Khüree or Urga, the Old Capital City of Mongolia in the First Part of the Twentieth Century: Zsuzsa Majer, Krisztina Teleki Budapest, Hungary. Ulaanbaatar 2006
Form Number :
UBNR 957
Survey Team :
Team C