Yutaviin khural
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Yutaviin khural ,Oidoviin khural,ENG: Assembly of Oidow,
Rinchen Number :
920
Rinchen Name :
Yutawiin khural
Type of Temple :
Monastry
Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator
Old Aimag Name :
Ulaanbaatar
Description of location :
There is contradictory information about the exact site of the assembly. According to Dashtseren lama, it was near Lenin Club, south of Sükhbaatar Square, but, according to the Rinchen map, it was located on Seoul Street between the State Drama Theatre and Natsagdorj library. GPS for location near Lenin Club. (Alternative GPS on Seoul Street near the Natsagdorj Library is N 47°54.854’ E 106°54.563’)
GPS readings :
North 47° 54’ East 106° 54’
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
Both areas (near Lenin Club, south of Sükhbaatar Square and Seoul Street between the State Drama Theatre and Natsagdorj library) are now completely built over so it is not possible to locate any remains of the temple.
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Monks in Old Temple :
Notes :
According Rinchen’s map, Oidoviin khural was situated within the same enclosure as the Assembly of Dagva zodoch (NOT in Rinchen 951 UBNR 951). The two buildings were located in the south-west quarter (Baruun ömnöd khoroo) of the city, where laymen lived. The map marks it on the present Seoul Street near Natsagdorj library, to the south of Nartad Daginiin khural (Damdin lamiin khural, UBR 916 Rinchen 916) and Dar’ ekhiin khural (UBR 917 Rinchen 917).
According to Dashtseren lama, the Assembly of Dagwa zodoch was situated near the present Lenin Club, south of Sükhbaatar Square, north of Choijin lamiin süm. However, Rinchen’s map marks the two assemblies on the present Seoul Street between the State Drama Theatre and Natsagdorj library.
According to Pürew (Mongol töriin golomt, p. 60.) the Lenin Club (currently known as the Sanktpeterburg Club) was built in 1929, to the north of Choijin lamiin süm, on a site where there was a building used by a lama who was a friend of Choijin lama. The structure was pulled down to build the Club.
Dashtseren lama did not know any details about the practice or size of this assembly. The word oidow (TIB: dngos-grub, SKRT: siddhi) means accomplishment, magical powers, realization or attainment. Presumably, Oidow is the name of a person who was the head or leader of the assembly.
No other data was found about this temple.
See UBR 920 AM.pdf for more information.
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 :
UBR 920
Survey Team :
Team C