Ukhaitai jas

Read in Mongolian

Name(s) of Temple :
Ukhaitai jas,Ikh zalaagiin jas,

Rinchen Number :
0

Type of Temple :
Temporary Assembly

Aimag Temple located in :
Dundgovi

Sum Temple located in :
Tsagaandelger soum

Old Aimag Name :
Setsen Khan

Old Sum Name :
Borjigon setsen vangiin khoshuu

Precis History(In Mongolian only):


Дундговь аймаг Цагаандэлгэр сум. Их залаагийн жас. / Ухаатай жас/ Сумын төвөөс зүүн урагш 50 км орчимд Залаа уулын өвөр Жанливын бууц хэмээх газрын баруун талд энэхүү жас оршиж байв. Мөнх зултай, зуны улиралд зөвхөн нэг тахилч лам байдаг бол өвөл хавартаа Чойрын жасуудын мал энд цуглаж өвөлжиж хаварждаг нутаг байжээ. Намар өвлийн улиралд лам нар нэмэгдэж хурал өргөждөг. Дүйцэн өдрүүдэд ерөөл магтаал, хангал хурахаас гадна Банзрагч их уншдаг байжээ. Хэзээ байгуулагдсан нь тодорхойгүй бөгөөд 1937 оны эхээр хаагдсан

Description of location :
The site is located on the front slope of Zalaa mountain on the right side of Janlav. The site is 50Km south of the Tsagaandelger sum centre.

GPS readings :
North 46° 06’  East 108°  00’

Estimated site dimensions (metres) :
Side1: У 60 Side2: Ө 40 Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:

Revived temple on site :
No

Status of site at time of survey :
There are only some stones indicating foundations (basis of wooden buildings and scattered fragments of everyday objects (pots, etc.) remaining on the site, which is situated about 150 m from the yurt of a local man, Janlav, on the west.

Date of founding the monastery/temple :
Unknown

Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Огноо хаагдсан: 1937 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:A 69, A 70

Old monastery/temple revived:
No

Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):

Date of Reviving:

Monks in Old Temple :
1 тахилч лам байсан байх
1 тахилч лам байсан байх

Notes :
According to the local governor of Tsagaandelger sum, Ukhaatai jas was situated on the western side of the residence of Janlav, a local shepherd. Janlav indicated where the place was as he was looking for his flock. He said that there are remnants of the jas buildings there. However his family members did not provide any information about the monastic site being very close to their home. On the site mud was not found, only stones. According to the book written by Ch. Mönknast (Tsagaandelgeriin tsadig oshivai, Ulaanbaatar 1994), the area Borjigin Tsetsen vangiin khoshuu consisted of 7 otogs. One of them was Ukhaatai otog which worshipped Ikh Zalaa Mountain (p. 6.). Every otog had its own jas with temporary ceremonies. Interviews A68, A69, A70: According to Ya. Ishbaldan, who was born in 1916 and was a monk in Baruun Choir monastery, this jas called Ukhaatai jas was situated near Guchit jas, but was a different one. He did not know its exact place. According to him, monks from Baruun Choir visited this jas during winter. He said that there were many jas monasteries in the area, every otog had its own jas monastery. Usually only one Takhilch (offering preparer) monk lived in these monasteries, and a Mönkh zul (eternal burning butter lamp) was burnt. Ya. Ishbaldan is the head of the new temple in the center of Tsagaandelger sum.

Form Number :
ДУЦД 079

Survey Team :
Team C

Газрын зураг / Map

Site Plan

Site plan drawn by surveyors