Evderkhii khiid
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Name(s) of Temple :
Evderkhii khiid,Gandanpuntsoglingiin khiid,Gandanpuntsoglin khuree,
Tibetan name(s) Cyrillic (DOMM 2007):
Ганданпунцоглин
Tibetan name Wylie:
*dga' ldan phun tshogs gling
Rinchen Number :
25
Rinchen Name :
Uuldiin khuree, Erdenesurengiin khuree, Gandanpuntsaglin
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Monastic School
Aimag where the temple is located:
Khovd
Sum where the temple is located:
Erdene buren soum
Old Aimag Name :
Zasagt Khan
Old Khoshuu Name :
Oird Üizen günii khoshuu
Description of location :
Traces of Uuldiin Khuree are found on the shoreline of Khovd River on land of Shurag brigade, Erdeneburen sum, Khovd provice. The west of the Uuldiin Khuree is the river Khovd, passed the river - on the western ridge of Khan Khukhii is an extension of Tsambagarav and Tarvagatain mountain range. The shoreline where the khuree is located has Khovd river gadargana and sandy soil. The local seniors mention that when the khuree was first established, the monks selected a wrong spot inside a junction of three landmarks “Shura river water, Shar Buurug’s sand and Khukh Khutul’s road”. The river Shura comes from the embouchure of Tarvagatai Gorge which is an extension of the Altai mountain range on the west side of the Khovd River. When there is a flood, the Shura river streams into the Khovd river and when Khovd River’s water level is up, the Khuree which is on the shoreline of the Khovd River gets flooded. Also, the Khovd River shore is very sandy, creating. muddy soil near the Khuree. The river Khovd streams about 5 – 6 km. east of the Khuree. Erdeneburen sum is located 15 km. northwest of the Khuree. There are no homesteads or establishments around this area. In ancient times, the shoreline area of the Khovd River used to be called Khorchin’s Shoreline based on the fact that a town named Khorchin existed in this area, the previous settlement spot prior to the building of Uuldii Khuree. The Uuldii Khuree was built in an area that is on the upper side of the Khorchin town’s bridge. Currently there is no settlement or landmark found with the name Khorchin. Only some locals call it Khorchin’s Shoreline when referring to the area where the Uuldiin Khuree was built.
GPS coordinates :
North 48° 32’ East 091° 35’
Total site area:
Side1: 40 Side2: 35- Side3: -40 Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
Uuld’s Gandanpuntsaglin monastery (also known as Khuree) traces are almost diminished. In the feather-grass river shoreline area is a 35 – 40 m size previous khuree establishment base where it has traces of a building and a few walls. Although the site attracts human and livestock traffics and had experienced sand movement, on the site are remnant base of watchtower made from mud, a cone shaped hardened dirt mount, and in some places almost unnoticeable traces of muddy bricks from the watchtower, stones from the khuree structures, broken wood pieces and broken pieces of an iron-cast cauldron still remain. The entry area of the khuree’s watchtower is clearly noticeable. This area does not have any mud or landslides. There is a car path which passed through the site area, but it did not run over any of the remaining structures. The locals are well aware of the fact that the Khuree was built with a name “Evderkhii = Broken” and it eventually reached the condition that it was called after. Therefore locals do not come close to the khuree base. 10 m southwest of the base is an apparent trace of 1 m in diameter well which was probably built many years ago. Inside the well are stones that are embedded into its wall. The local seniors say that the well was functioning during the Khuree was open. The well has not been used for many years and the well has a bottom that resembles a bog and its water is not at its clearest.
Date of establishment of the monastery/temple :
1840
1830
Date of closing and destroying the monastery :
Revival of the old monastery/temple:
No
Founder's name and title (if known):
Name and title : Unknown - Interview Number:
Date of Revival:
Monks in Old Temple :
100 monks
140 monks
100 monks
140 monks
Form Number :
ХОЭБ 110
Survey Team :
Team А