Saruulyn khuree
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Saruulyn khuree,
Rinchen Number :
9
Rinchen Name :
Saruul gungiin khiid, Baruun ambany khuree-Dashgemplin
Type of Temple :
Monastic City
Aimag Temple located in :
Bayan-Ölgii
Sum Temple located in :
Tolbo soum
Old Aimag Name :
Zasagt Khan
Old Sum Name :
Saruul gunii khoshuu
Precis History(In Mongolian only):
Баян өлгий аймгийн Толбо сум.Саруул гүнгийн хошууны хүрээ /Баруун амбаны хүрээ/ Толбо сумын нутагт байсан Алтайн Урианхайн Саруул гүн Гомбожавын хүрээ болох Дашгэмпилин хүрээг үүсэн байгуулагдсан тухай түүхийн эх сурвалж болох баримт Ч.Банзрагч Б.Сайнхүү нарын 2004 онд эмхэтгэн хэвлүүлсэн “Монголын хүрээ хийдийн түүх” номонд дурдагджээ.Уг баримтанд “...Бураатын амны Алтан нуур гэдэг газар суурьшсан.Алтайн Урианхайн Саруул гүнгийн хошууны “Дашгэмплин” хүрээ нэртэй явжээ.Энэ хүрээ анх Толбо нуурын эх болох.Өмнө Бураатын адаг Алтан нуур гэгч газар “Өвгөн гэгээн” хэмээх хүн удирдаж анх Төвд маягийн нэг сүм байгуулсан.Анх байгуулагдахдаа 7 эсгий гэр 13 лам хуврагтай байжээ.Одоо бөс асар нэг, гэр 29, лам хувраг 75-тай байна.Энэ хүрээ 1778 онд байгуулагдсанаас хойш 160 жил болжээ.1921 онд Осорын улаан цэрэг, Цагаан цэргийн хооронд болсон байлдаан энэ хүрээний дэргэд болж дуган сүм нь эвдэрчээ.Энэ учир лам нар нь тархан явж байсан тохиолдол гарчээ.Саруул гүнгийн хүрээг Төвд өвгөн Гэгээн, Элдэвжээ лобон Цагаан зурхайч Арьяа лобон, Осрон Да-лам, Дэлэг да лам, Дамдин цорж, Рагва нар удирдан тэргүүлж явжээ...” хэмээх тэмдэглэсэн байна.
Description of location :
The Saruuliin Khuree temple was located at the entrance of a sloping valley at the upper east of a small lake called Altan Nuur which is surrounded by a slope of high mountain Sair at its back. Buraatiin passage is an extension of the Mongol Altain mountain range and it is found north of the Sair mountain. About 10 km. northwest of the Saruuliin Khuree base is Tolbo sum of Bayan-Ulgii province. The Tolbo sum, which takes up 36 km., is at the upper east side of the Tolbo Nuur. Since the temple is located nearby Tolbo Nuur, the locals are accustomed to calling this temple Saruun Gunii Tolbo Khuree. It is not clear if any of the surrounding mountains is worshiped.
GPS readings :
North 48° 22’ East 090° 24’
Estimated site dimensions (metres) :
Side1: 24 Side2: 16 Side3: 14 Side4: 14 Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
Some of the building remains on the Saruuliin Khuree temple are still undamaged. An estimation of the total campsite can be measured because the bigger temple bases are visible, measuring 16 x 24 m. In 1985, the locals built a permanent homestead on the temple base. The settlement is commemorated by a big, umber-colored stone that reads: “A stone on the Tolbo Lake temple site, Uriankhain Saruul Gunii Khoshuu” which was set up by the delegates of the Altain Uriankhai Citizenry. There are traces of two Mongolian ger bases, foundation-like stones, stones from the buildings, a small temple base, the imprint of a fence, a base of a kitchen building and the temple’s well. Baydolda, originally a Kazakhstan citizen, mentions that the base southwest of the temple was dug up by those who claimed to use the area for worship. In point of fact, there are traces of an excavation of the well and nearby the well is the kitchen building. The story of the excavation is told by elderly Kazakhs. They also say that when they first came to the shoreline of the Tolbo Nuur, the Saruuliin Temple was an interesting site to explore.
On the 20th of June 1976, a memorial board was built in commemoration of the fact that a MAJTS class of the temple site was besieged for 42 days by the Baron Ungern von Sternberg army. Altai’s Uriankhais set up an owoo on the shoreline of Altan Lake which is at the north of the temple site. During the communist era, the temple buildings were demolished and on the reclaimed land the union’s milk producing farm was set up. In 1990, it was privatized and demolished completely. This building was set up on the right side of the temple site. All of these still remain on the reclaimed base.
Date of founding the monastery/temple :
1790
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Огноо хаагдсан: 1938 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:001
Огноо хаагдсан: 1930 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:002
Огноо нураагдсан:: 1950 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:001 002
Old monastery/temple revived:
Yes
Revived temple register number:
БӨӨХ 078
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Нэр, цол хэргэм : - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Date of Reviving:
Year : 2005 оны 07 сарын 16 нд - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Monks in Old Temple :
not clear
not clear
Notes :
The locals call this temple site “Saruuliin Temple”. Prof. B. Rinchen registered this name under Saruul Guniin temple of the sum Tolbo /West Ambanii Temple, Dashgemplin/
Form Number :
БӨТБ 082
Survey Team :
Team А