Geser temple
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Geser temple ,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Temple :
Temple
Aimag Temple located in :
Khovd
Sum Temple located in :
Jargalant sum , Khovd city
Old Aimag Name :
Zasagt Khan
Old Sum Name :
Khovd’s Khyazgaar, Khovd city, Sangyn city
Description of location :
On west side of Mongolia, it is located by the Buyan river which flows from Mongol Altain Nuruu’s one of the sector Khukh Nuruu. Buyan river flows into the Khovd river. The Manj’s Khev Khamb ruler’s temple is on west-north corner of Sang city. There was Lamaism’s big monastery called Tugeemel on the other side of river, on west side of Sang city. On south side of Sang city there was trade market place. The monastery was Khovd’s biggest monastery during Manj’s domination. Now Khovd city is Khovd’s Sum and the population is about 80 thousand people. Also Khovd is base of the west side of country.
GPS readings :
North 48° 00’ East 091° 38’
Estimated site dimensions (metres) :
Side1: 20 x 20 Side2: Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Status of site at time of survey :
When Sang city was becoming free from Manj’s domination, most of the temples were destroyed and it still not fixed yet. So basically history of the place has completely gone. There was no trace of any building around the place of the Geser temple, on west-north side of Sang city. From the source, remains were dug out and residents left their trash on it. And during the beginning of 1990, people completely destroyed the land by trying to plant vegetable and wheat.
Site used for other purpose :
Now the Sang city’s Geser temple’s remaining is in protection of the city because it is historic place
Even though it is a protected historic place, it has not been fixed and it is falling apart and there is activation going on. Since 1990, for about 2-3 years a person tried to plant wheat but was failed. Recent years, Gesar temple’s remains are being destroyed by people, who have been breaking the bricks and digging the remains out.
Date of founding the monastery/temple :
Nobody can tell us info on Geser
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Огноо хаагдсан: 1911.08.20-22 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Огноо нураагдсан:: - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Site used for other purpose :
Now the Sang city’s Geser temple’s remaining is in protection of the city because it is historic place
Even though it is a protected historic place, it has not been fixed and it is falling apart and there is activation going on. Since 1990, for about 2-3 years a person tried to plant wheat but was failed. Recent years, Gesar temple’s remains are being destroyed by people, who have been breaking the bricks and digging the remains out.
Old monastery/temple revived:
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Нэр, цол хэргэм : - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Date of Reviving:
Year : - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Monks in Old Temple :
Unknown
Notes :
1. The meaning of Tariach Jas:
There are still some people have “Tariach” as their family name living in Dashinchilin Sum’s 2nd Bag. The history of this name is around Dashichilin Sum’s area suddenly rained with grains, when Erdenezuun monastery was being built. When 3rd Dalai Lam Soglamjamts brought Ravnai from Tibet, some people gathered grains and planted them on ground so since then it was called Traich.
3. There were two monasteries remaining.
5. To the north of the remains, the Berkh mountain is sacred and on that mountain about 1,000 monks sacramental tassels were put and people said there are still some left.
Form Number :
ХОЖЛ 001
Survey Team :
Team А
