Nomiin Ikh Khüree
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Nomiin Ikh Khüree ,Eregbogejigandanshaddublin,Rebogeji Gandanshadüwlin,Rebogejai Gandanshaddublin,
Rinchen Number :
910
Rinchen Name :
Rebogejai Gandanshaddublin
Type of Temple :
Monastic School
Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator
Description of location :
GPS was taken at the garden of the courtyard of the present Mongolian Art Centre for Children’s Creativity (Khüükhediin urlan büteekh töw), the presumed site of the old Tsogchin temple. In 1937 all the temples were totally destroyed. Today the whole area has been built over so there are no remains. The Tibetan name is ri-bo dge-rgyas dga’-ldan bshad-sgrub gling. The Mongolian name is Ölziig badruulagch tögs bayasgalant nomlol büteeliin süm.
GPS readings :
North 47° 55’ East 106° 55’
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
GPS was taken at the garden of the courtyard of the present Mongolian Art Centre for Children’s Creativity (Khüükhediin urlan büteekh töw), the presumed site of the old Tsogchin temple. In 1937 all the temples were totally destroyed. Today the whole area has been built over so there are no remains.
Date of founding the monastery/temple :
The capital relocated to the overall area of today
Moved several times within this territory before s
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Огноо хаагдсан: 1937 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
Monks in Old Temple :
See UBR 910 AM.pdf for details
Notes :
For more information see UBR 910AM.pdf or see entry in Old Monasteries (pdf) on www.mongoliantemples.net/en see entry in Old Monasteries (pdf) on www.mongoliantemples.net/en Tsogchin dugan
The Tsogchin dugan (TIB: tshogs chen ‘du-khang), the great assembly hall, stood at the centre of the complex, as is usual in monastic complexes in this tradition. It was also called Bat tsagaan (‘enormous white’) referring to its shape and form. Originally designed by Öndör Gegeen, the square-shaped white temple had 108 pillars. Pozneeev (p. 55.) describes the appearance of the temple in detail. It had a square cupola with four windows and three broad folding doors, the middle being higher as it was the entrance for the khutagt. Tsültem claims in his introduction (Tsültem, Mongolian Architecture), that it had 108 columns, its square form was 42×42 m and accommodated 2,000 lamas during the daily chanting.
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 910
Survey Team :
Team D
