Dar ekhiin Khural

Read in Mongolian

Name(s) of Temple :
Dar ekhiin Khural,

Rinchen Number :
917

Rinchen Name :
Dar ekhiin Khural

Type of Temple :
Monastry

Aimag Temple located in :
Ulan Bator

Old Aimag Name :
Ulaanbaatar

Description of location :
There are no remains. Whether or not the temple was situated at the present site of Ögööj Candy and Bakery Products Factory, on Seoul Street, near the road junction below Gandan called (Baruun) Dörwön zam or on the south-east of the State Department Store or on the west of the 50th food shop all these places have been completely built over. GPS reading below for building of Ögööj Candy and Bakery Products Factory on on Seoul Street. Tibetan name is sgrol-ma. (Alternative GPS Readings for Tserendorj örgön chölöö, on the west of 50th food shop N 47º 54.833’ E 106º 54.432’)

GPS readings :
North 47° 54’  East 106°  53’

Revived temple on site :
No

Status of site at time of survey :
There are no remains. Whether or not the temple was situated at the present site of Ögööj Candy and Bakery Products Factory, on Seoul Street, near the road junction below Gandan called (Baruun) Dörwön zam or on the south-east of the State Department Store or on the west of the 50th food shop all these places have been completely built over. Dashtseren lama says that it was a Gelukpa wooden temple building with 10 lamas with ceremonies being performed here every day.

Old monastery/temple revived:
No

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

Date of Reviving:

Monks in Old Temple :
10

Notes :
For more information see UBR 917 AM.pdf There are two different views about where this temple was located and the Buddhist sect to which it adhered. Rinchen’s map marks this temple to the south-east of the State Department Store, at the crossroad between Peace Avenue (Enkh Taiwan) and Tserendorj Street (Tserendorj örgön chölöö, the road leading to the Circus from the State Department Store). According to Pürew’s book (Mongol töriin golomt, p. 75.) Dar’ ekhiin süm was situated in the present Tserendorj Street. According to his other book (Mongoliin uls töriin töw, p. 42) Nartad Dagnan khural was situated on the south of the State Department Store, at the 50th food shop and Dar’ ekhiin khural on the west of it. Our informant Dashtseren lama was the only person we interviewed who could provide information from his own experience. He told us that Dar’ ekhiin khural was in the South-West quarter (Baruun ömnöd khoroo) of the city, one of the districts where laymen lived. He says the exact site is near the present road junction (Baruun) Dörwön zam (where the Ögööj Candy and Bakery Products Factory (Ögööj chikher boownii üildwer) is situated), that is, somewhat west of the location suggested by Rinchen. Dashtseren lama says that it was a Gelukpa wooden temple building with 10 lamas with ceremonies being performed here every day. However, Pürew (Mongol töriin golomt, p. 75.), contradicts Dashtseren lama saying it was a Nyingmapa (Red Sect) temple. No other data was found. 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 917

Survey Team :
Team C

Газрын зураг / Map

Additional Material / Нэмэлт материал

UBR 917