Tantonjalbiin khural
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Сүм хийдийн нэр :
Tantonjalbiin khural ,Zodiin khural,TIB: thang-stong rgyal-po,
Ринчений зураг дах дугаар :
919
Ринчений жагсаалт дах нэр :
Tantonjalbiin khural (Zodiin khural)
Сүм хийдийн төрөл :
хийд
Байрлах аймаг :
Нийслэл-Улаанбаатар
Аймгийн хуучин нэр :
Түшээт хан
Байршлын тайлбар :
GPS was taken in front of the Second Maternity Centre (2r törökh gazar).
GPS хаяг :
North 47° 54’ East 106° 54’
Сүм хэвээрээ үлдсэн :
No
Судалгаа явуулах үеийн байдал :
In 1938 these two small wooden temples were totally destroyed. There are no remains. Tantonjalbiin khural was situated at the present site of the Second Maternity Center (2r törökh gazar) on Seoul Street.
тухайн газар шинэ сүм дугана баригдсан :
No
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Date of Reviving:
хуучин хийдийн лам нар
About 30-40 lamas and some women belonged to the t
Тэмдэглэл :
See UBR 919 AM.pdf. Although Rinchen mentions this temple as Tanshinjalbiin khural, its correct name is Tantonjalbiin or Tantanjalbiin khural. Tanton is the name of a Tibetan siddha, who was worshipped there.
According to Dashtseren lama’s communication, who often participated in the ceremonies in this assembly, the temple building was situated in the same enclosure as Jagarmolomiin khural (NOT in Rinchen 950 UBNR 950). In these temples lamas and female lamas (called khandmaa (TIB: mkha’-’gro-ma, female sky-goer, dakini, used for female practitioners with genen vow) held ceremonies together and all of them were Zod (TIB: gcod) tantric masters performing Lüijin (TIB: lus-sbyin), the body offering ritual.
The two temples were situated in Baruun ömnöd khoroo, the South-West quarter, on the north of the Middle River that was one of the districts where laymen lived. Pre-1938, the Nyingmapa (Red Sect) temples and Zod temples were situated in this quarter, in the south between Züün Khüree and Gandan. According to Pürew’s book (Mongoliin uls töriin töw, p. 45.), the quarter called Badarchnii dow (’the hill of the itinerant (Badarchins) lamas’), with the dwellings (yurts and tents without fenced-off yards) of the poorest people, was situated near the present (Baruun) Dörwön zam road junction, as part of the Baruun ömnöd khoroo. (Today this is the site of the Second Maternity Centre (2r törökh gazar)). To the north-west of it there was a bridge over the Selbe River, called ‘the bridge of the zodoch lamas’ (Zodoch nariin güür). Tantonjalbiin dugan was situated on the west of this bridge, according to Dashtseren lama’s testimony, on the site of the Second Maternity Centre. A fenced off temple can be seen in Jügder’s painting as well, consisting of two courtyards with two buildings in them. Maybe these are Tantonjalbiin khural and Jagarmolomiin khural.
According to Dashtseren lama, immediately prior to the purges, the head of the temple was called Bawuujaw (TIB: dpa’-bo skyabs). About 30-40 lamas and some women belonged to the temple. All of them were zoch/zodoch lamas, who performed the Lüijin tantric ritual. Tanton was worshipped there as the main deity of the temple, and also Dorjpagam (TIB: rdo-rje phag-mo, Vajravarahi, ’Diamond /Vajra Sow’) from among the goddesses worshipped mainly by the Red Sect.
Tanton is considered to be one of the ‘seven miracles’ of Tibet. Legend tells that he was born in the 15th century from the womb of his mother in as a 60-year old man with white beard. According to the Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan Dictionary, thang-stong rgyal-po (Tanton/ Tantonjalba) was a Tibetan siddha (1361-1485), born at the time of Tsongkhapa in Tsang, Tibet. He visited India, China and many provinces of Tibet. He is well known for establishing the Tibetan opera called lha-mo. He founded numerous monasteries, among them a famous monastery in Lcags-po ri, the Medical College Hill, a sacred mountain in Lhasa. He also wrote numerous works on medicine.
The tantric tradition transmitted by him was further developed by Jam’yaanchenzeebambuu (TIB: `jam-dbyangs mkhyen-brtse dbang-po, pronounced in Tibetan as Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, 1820-1892), one of the most eminent Tibetan masters of the 19th century. His practice was introduced to Mongolia by Jagarmolom, who, according to O. Sükhbaatar (p. 11), was a poor lama in the 1800s born in Daichin beesiin khoshuu, Tüsheet khan aimag, and later became a lama in Ikh Khüree. He traveled to Tibet and India on foot, where he received initiations. He meditated a great deal and is said to have achieved siddhi power.
According to Dashtseren lama, a female lama (emegtei lam) called Lkham from this assembly was still alive in 2005. She is now about 80-90 years old. She was a leader of the Association of Mongolian Women. Unfortunately, we could not contact her during the project research period.
Today, there is only one temple in Ulaanbaatar where Tanton is worshipped. It is a Nyingmapa (Red Sect) monastery called Puntsoglin khiid (on Magsarjaw Street, near the Railway station, Bayangol district). According to its abbot, B. Ariunbold, Luwsandamba (a lama of Züün Khüree Dashchoilin monastery, died in 2005) and Dashtseren (86 years old, also a lama of Züün Khüree Dashchoilin monastery and our informant) are the two old masters from whom the lamas in today’s assembly learnt the Jagarmolom tradition and received the Tanton initiation. Both these old lamas once belonged to Züün Khüree, as well as often participated in the ceremonies at Dechinchoilintawshisümbrellin temple, also known as Jagarmolomiin khural (NOT in Rinchen 950 UBNR 950). This was another Nyingmapa (Red Sect) Zod temple, which was situated within the same enclosure as Tantonjalbiin khural.
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
Хүснэгтийн дугаар :
UBR 919
судалгааны баг :
Team: Д