Sajaa dorjiin khiid
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Sajaa dorjiin khiid,Sudtei am dakhi sum,Lovonchinbiin sum,
Tibetan name(s) Cyrillic (DOMM 2007):
Сажаа дорж, Ловончинбo
Tibetan name Wylie:
*sa skya rdo rje
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Monastic City
Aimag where the temple is located:
Dundgovi
Sum where the temple is located:
Delgertsogt soum
Old Aimag Name :
Tusheet Khan
Old Khoshuu Name :
Daichin beisiin khoshuu
Historical Summary (In Mongolian only):
Дундговь аймагДэлгэрцогт сум. Лувсанчомбын сүм. / Сөдтийн амны сүм/ Дэлгэрцогт сумын төвөөс баруун хойшоо Бага газрын чулууны зүүн өмнө Сөдтийн ам хэмээх газар Лувсанчомбын сүм хэмээх ганц сүм байжээ. Үүсгэн байгуулагч байгуулагдсан он нь тодорхойгүй уг сүм нь 18-19 –р зууны үед оршин тогтнож байсан бололтой. 30 шахам ламтай байнгын хуралтай байсан гэх мэдээлэл нутгийн ахмад настнууд өгч байна. Энэ сүм нь Б.Ренчиний 1979 онд эрхлэн хэвлүүлсэн “БНМАУ-ын угсаатны зүйн атлас” –ын сүм хийдийн жагсаалтын 737 –рт бүртгэгдсэн Цоржийн хийд гэсэн хурлын газрыг мөн боловуу гэж таамаглаж Өөр энэ орчимд / Бага газрын чулууны/ хурал номын газар байгаагүй ажээ.
Description of location :
The site is located to the south-east of Baga Gazryn chuluu and to the north-west of Delgertsogt sum centre.
GPS coordinates :
North 46° 12’ East 106° 02’
Total site area:
Side1: 50 Side2: 20 Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
The ruins of the temple are situated in a valley called Südtei am to the south-east of Baga gazriin chuluu. It is a beautiful small valley, full of trees (khailaas). The entrance of the valley is on the right side, on the left there are some caves, with Tibetan inscriptions on the rock face.
The area in front of the valley and the caves is fenced off with stones arranged in a line. In the valley stone, brick and mud walls remained, some even 1.5 metres high. There are some ovoos in the valley, and many other ovoos up on the rocks around the temple valley. In the front of the site, a front wall remains, than there is a courtyard with an ovoo in the middle (some old terracotta ornaments, fragments and bricks are placed on it), and on the two sides the foundations of two yurts or yurt shaped temples can be seen. At the back of the site, the walls of two conjoining temple buildings remain. To the north of this there is a tree with khadags and an ovoo. In front of the temple valley, on the right hand side, the OM MANI PADME HUM mantra is painted on a rock.
Date of establishment of the monastery/temple :
18th to 19th century
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 :
around 40 monks
around 40 monks
Form Number :
ДУДЦ 032
Survey Team :
Team C
