Urgun Shiriin Khuree
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Urgun Shiriin Khuree,Khuvilgaan Bagshiin Khuree,Manai Khuree,
Rinchen Number :
79
Rinchen Name :
Urgun shireegiin khural, Lashin khuvilgaany khural
Type of Temple :
Monastic School
Aimag Temple located in :
Zavkhan
Sum Temple located in :
Shiluustei
Old Aimag Name :
Zasagt Khan
Old Sum Name :
Khoshuuch beiliin khoshuu
Precis History(In Mongolian only):
Завхан аймаг Шилүүстэй сум. Өндөр ширгийн хурал /Лашид хувлгааны хүрээ/ Хошууч мэргэн бэйэсийн хошууны нутаг одоогийн ШИлүүстэй сумын Баянулаан багт Отгонтэнгэр уулын баруун хэсэгт сумын төвөс 60 орчим км газар энэхүү Өргөн ширгийн хурал төвхнөж байжээ.1830-аад оны үед байгуулагдсан энэ хурал нь чухам хэдэн ламтай ямар ямар сүм дугантай байсан тухай мэдээлэл олдоогүй байна.Уг хурал 1937, 1938 оны үед хаагдсан бөгөөд 1946 онд сүм дуганыг нь нураажээ.Хурлыг хаагдсаны дараа 1946 онд сүм дуганыг нураах хүртэл 8, 9 жилд энэ хүрээний туурийг сахиж Гамбажав гэдэг хүн нутаглаж байгаад насан өөд болжээ.1990 онд уг хурлын Цогчин дуганы туурин дээр сүсэгтэн олон нэгэн жижиг сүм босгосон байна.
Description of location :
This historical site is located on land of the .Bayan Ulaan brigade in Shileestei Sum of Zavkhan Province, 60 km away from Shileestei sum centre. The site lies southwest of the Khangai mountain range and southwest of the nation’s worshiped mountain Otgontenger Mountain. Since 1990 a small stupa, built by Andia Khuvilgaan and based on the previous monastery site, is worshiped every year. There are no homesteads surrounding this area. Our team member, Bileg-Erdene studied at the latter-mentioned monastery.
GPS readings :
North 47° 13’ East 097° 17’
Estimated site dimensions (metres) :
Side1: 300 Side2: 400 Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
Yes
Status of site at time of survey :
The temple base is located 30 km. west of the Otgontenger mountain. There are building bases and a few other ger bases clearly visible. The main Tsogchen Dugana base is now occupied by a small temple. In 1945 – 1946, a man called Dambajav guarded the site until his death. Upon his death, the monastery was dismantled. The new temple opened on the 18th of August 1998. Construction was initiated by Dembereldorj and Donchin and the actual construction was done by a team led by Gurtsog, Tserensodnom and Sanjshiirev. From 1990–1998, the site was occupied by a small ger temple which would organize assemblies according to the local devotees’ numbers at the time. From 1998 t0 2001, on the 8th day of each New Year, the temple served Dari Ekhiin Mandal (The four Mandalas of Tara), Tsogchen assembly (The Great Assembly) and performed Altangerel’s rite. On the 9th and 10th of each new year, rituals for Gombo, Choijoo and Lkham deities were performed. The main deity was Lkham deity. Since 2001, the monastery saw a congregation of monks and in the last three years, the monastery is practicing the Maidar Ergekh ritual which is also called Maitreya circumambulation. (See Glossary). The year our team visited the site, the monastery had its Maidar Ergekh ritual on the 14th and 15th of June. About 4 – 5 children have been sent to Dashchoilan religious school in Ulaanbaatar to study Choir’s Philosophy. The Buddha Shakyamuni statue, the tutelary deity, and Kanjur and Tanjur text books are seen exalted at the altar of the current monastery whose name is Dechenchoilin.
Date of founding the monastery/temple :
1830
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Огноо хаагдсан: 1937 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:001
Огноо хаагдсан: 1937 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:002
Огноо нураагдсан:: 1946 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:001
Огноо нураагдсан:: 1948 - Ярилцлагын дугаар:002
Old monastery/temple revived:
Yes
Revived temple register number:
ЗАДР 072
Үүсгэн байгуулагч хүний нэр болон цол хэргэм (мэдэгдэж байвал):
Нэр, цол хэргэм : Баатархүү /багш/ Чимэд-Очир /лам явсан/ Хүрэлбаатар /Чимэд-Осорын хүү/ - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Date of Reviving:
Year : 1998 оны 8-р сарын 18-нд - Ярилцлагын дугаар:
Monks in Old Temple :
not clear
Notes :
1. The monastery is known by three names “Urgun Shiriin Khuree”, “Khuvilgaan Bagshiin Khuree” and “Manai Khuree,” based on a belief among the locals that the land of Otgon sum was occupied by 2 monasteries and the local sum had one monastery.
2. In the list compiled by Prof.B.Rinchen, the site was referred to as “Urgun Shireegiin Assembly Hall” or “Lashiin Kuvilgaanii Assembly Hall”. Therefore there are differeneces of opinion about whether the site was occupied by a monastery or an assembly hall.
12. Although the locals assume that the Urgun Shireenii Khuree is restored, this is not the case in reality. A small temple was built on the base of the main Tsogchen Dugan which was occupied by 1 or 2 monks until the mid 1990s. Currently this temple is only open during Maidar Ergekh ritual (which was performed during last two years) and when the two younger monks who study in Ulaanbaatar city return to the monastery to practice the daily chant for a short period of time. The site has a fence enclosure and it does not have a guard. During summer, herdsman’s families make homestead nearby the site.
Form Number :
ЗАШТ 063
Survey Team :
Team А
