Baldan zasgiin khoshuuny khiid
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Name(s) of Temple :
Baldan zasgiin khoshuuny khiid ,Baruun nudengiin khural shine tuuri,
Tibetan name(s) Cyrillic (DOMM 2007):
гандан
Tibetan name Wylie:
*dga' ldan
Rinchen Number :
638
Rinchen Name :
Nudengiin gandan khiid
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Monastic City
Aimag where the temple is located:
Dornogovi
Sum where the temple is located:
Airag soum
Old Aimag Name :
Tusheet Khan
Old Khoshuu Name :
Borjigony khoshuu
Description of location :
A temple called Shine Baruun Nudengiin (The New Right Nuden’s) is located inside a feather grass-filled rocky cliff cave which is 500 m. southwest of the Nuden Brigade centre. To the north of this site is a mountain Airag; to the west is a rocky mountain, Tsagaan Del; to the east is Khukh Undur and to the south are Tsaidam waterbed and two water wells called Altgana Ikh. The site is 45 km. southwest of the Airag sum centre.
GPS coordinates :
North 45° 28’ East 109° 20’
Total site area:
Side1: 200 Side2: 200 Side3: 200 Side4: 200 Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
The Baruun Nuden’s New temple base is worn away and any traces from the temple site have vanished. When our team visited, the site base had been plundered.
Date of establishment of the monastery/temple :
Unknown
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Revival of the old monastery/temple:
No
Founder's name and title (if known):
Date of Revival:
Monks in Old Temple :
not clear
not clear
Form Number :
ДГАГ 139
Survey Team :
Team E