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Züün Khüree

Name(s) of Temple :
Züün Khüree ,English name: Eastern monastic district,

Rinchen Number :
0

Type of Temple :
Monastic School

Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator

Old Aimag Name :
Ulaanbaatar

Description of location :
Züün Khüree Dashchoilin khiid. GPS was not taken as this was a whole monastic section of Ikh Khüree (see GPS data for the temples that exist to this day). According to Banzragch (p15) the territory of Züün Khüree was 720×720 ald (1 ald = 1.6 m). The eastern part of the capital was settled first and was the administrative centre of the capital with the main residence of the jewtsündamba khutagt, and the main assembly hall, Bat tsagaan Tsogchin temple in its centre. GPS was not taken as this was a whole monastic section of Ikh Khüree. (See GPS data for the temples that exist to this day.) Revival of Züün Khüree Manba datsan see UB 0110 Gandantegchenlin khiidiin Manba datsan

Estimated site dimensions (metres) :
Side1: 720 Side2: 720 Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:

Revived temple on site :
Yes

Status of site at time of survey :
The whole area is built over nowadays though some individual temples remain. See full account for Züün Khuree in UBNR 942 AM.pdf and in Old Monasteries (pdf) on www.mongoliantemples.net/en

Date of founding the monastery/temple :
Örgöö was founded by Öndör gegeen in 1651
In 1855 the capital, Örgöö, settled in this pla

Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Огноо хаагдсан: Shortly after Revolutionary Government formed (192 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Огноо нураагдсан:: - Ярилцлагын дугаар:

Old monastery/temple revived:
Yes

Revived temple register number:
UB 02

Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Нэр, цол хэргэм : Chandrabal who became the chanting master, and other old lamas. - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Нэр, цол хэргэм : The initiative and effort came from Ven Ch.Dambajav, who became the abbot - Ярилцлагын дугаар:

Date of Reviving:
Year : 1990 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:

Monks in Old Temple :
Many thousands

Notes :
Some individual temples remain. See full account for Zuun Khuree in UBNR 942 AM.pdf and in Old Monasteries (pdf) on www.mongoliantemples.net/en Another source: Soninbayar, Sh. (ed.), Gandantegchinlen khiid, Shashnii deed surguuliin khurangui tüükh. Tsagaan lawain duun egshig khemeekh orshiwoi. Ulaanbaatar 1995 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

Form Number :
UBNR 942

Survey Team :
Team C