Dersen usny khiid
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Dersen usny khiid,Zuun zangiin khiid,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Temple :
Monastic City
Aimag Temple located in :
Khentii
Sum Temple located in :
Darkhan soum
Old Aimag Name :
Setsen Khan
Old Sum Name :
Akhai beisiin khoshuu
Precis History(In Mongolian only):
Хэнтий аймгийн Дархан сумын Зүүн зангийн хийд Хуучнаар Сэцэн хан аймгийн Ахай бэйсийн хошуу, одоогийн Хэнтий аймгийн Дархан сумын нутаг, тал хээрийн бүсэд, сумын төвөөс зүүн урагш 75 км-т, Дэрсэн ус хэмээх газар уг хийд оршдог байжээ. Хойноо Бүлтэн цагаан толгой, баруун талд нь Улаан толгой, зүүн талд нь Бурхантын айраг хэмээх толгой, урдаа Зүүн мандал уул бий. Уг хийдийг Зүүн зангийн хийд буюу Дэрсэн усны хийд гэж нэрлэгдэг байжээ. Аман эх сурвалж: Энэ хийдийн жас нь нэлээн баян байжээ. Хийдийн баруун талд гуталчин, элдүүрчин, мужаан гурван хятад амьдардаг байжээ.
Description of location :
The site in located on steppe range in a place called Dersen Us. To its south is a mountain, Zuun Manda; to its east are knolls named Burkhantiin Aimag; and to the northeast is a knoll named Dersen Usnii Khuren Tologd. Also to the west are mountains Ulaan Tolgoi and Undur Ulaan and the site is 75 km. southwest from the sum centre. GPS given for Darkhan Sum Centre
GPS readings :
North 46° 37’ East 109° 24’
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
The size of the base stone is unclear. Much of what had been built on the reclaimed site has disappeared.
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Monks in Old Temple :
not clear
not clear
Notes :
The temple’s west side was occupied by 3 Chinese men called Undur Tsagaan, Naimaa and Khuuz whose occupations were shoemaker, miller and woodworker. At the back is a well, named Dersen Usnii Khudag. Due south of the monastery is a worshiped owoo named Children’s Owoo.
During 1951 – 1952, a head of Gandan Monastery - Tserenpil came along with 51 cars to collect a 60 cm tall brassy Manal vajrasattva. The vajrasattva was found on the reclaimed site of Dersen Usnii Monastery and until it was collected by Tserenpil and taken away to Ganden Monastery, the vajrassatva had been kept by Ailtgui.
Form Number :
ХЭДР 032
Survey Team :
Team F