Norbulingka
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Norbulingka,nor-bu gling-kha,Erdenii khiid,Norowlinkhai,Norowlin,Norbulingka, Jewel Island,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Temple :
Temple
Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator
Old Aimag Name :
Ulaanbaatar
Description of location :
The fenced-off complex of Norbulingka (Tib. nor-bu gling-kha) was situated at the East side of the Green palace of the Bogd khaan as the picture painted by Jügder shows. The GPS measurement was taken near the export department of Narantuul market.
GPS readings :
North 47° 53’ East 106° 54’
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
There is nothing left. The presumed site of the garden is today the area of the export department of Narantuul market. The GPS measurement was taken there.
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Notes :
Although not marked on Rinchen map the fenced-off complex of Norbulingka (TIB: nor-bu gling-kha) was situated at the East side of the Green palace of the Bogd khaan as the picture painted by Jügder shows. There was a wooden building and some yurts within a fenced-off area east of the Green Palace, on the left side of the road leading to Tuul River on the two banks of a creek. It had the same name, meaning ‘Jewel Island’ as the summer palace of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet. According to Soninbayar lama, O. Pürew and other sources this place did not function as a temple, but it was a smaller zoo of the Bogd khaan. The Bogd khaan was famous for his collection of exotic animals, including a giraffe and an elephant (the photos are kept in the Museum of the Bogd Khaan).
According to Geleta (Forbáth, pp. 217-218), this garden pavilion next to the winter palace on the bank of a small creek, situated on the meadow of the deers was the bogd’s favorite dwelling. The pavilion was a Chinese-style wooden building with a high closed terrace on the south and with many windows with colour glass and ornamental transparent tissue paper. The walls were also decorated with wood-carvings under the red-coloured silken drapery. Its furniture was in Oriental style with a large bed carved from palisander tree with heavy silken bed-clothes and brocade pillows. Tables and upholstered chairs were arranged in the other halls.
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 Mongoliain the First Part of the Twentieth Century: Zsuzsa Majer, Krisztina Teleki Budapest, Hungary. Ulaanbaatar 2006. Also see UBNR 943 AM.pdf
Form Number :
UBNR 943
Survey Team :
Team C