Guchityn jasyn khiid
Read in Mongolian
Name(s) of Temple :
Guchityn jasyn khiid,Guchityn jas,Guchit jas,
Rinchen Number :
762
Rinchen Name :
Guchityn khural
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Not Known
Aimag where the temple is located:
Dundgovi
Sum where the temple is located:
Gobi-Ugtaal soum
Old Aimag Name :
Tusheet Khan
Old Khoshuu Name :
Setsen vangiin khoshuu
Historical Summary (In Mongolian only):
Дундговь аймаг Баянжаргалан сум. Гучтын жас. Цэцэн хан аймгийн Боржигон цэцэн вангийн хошууны Гучид хэмээх сумын дотор тахигдсан “ Пунцагдашлин” дацан нь одоогийн Баянжаргалан сумын Цагаан-Өндөр уул хэмээх газар байжээ. Энэ дацанг анх Тэнгэрийн тэтгэсний 4-р / 1739/ онд засаг бэйл Дагдандоржийн үед жил бүрийн зун цагт Ганжуур эрдэнэ тэргүүтнийг хуруулан байсан хэмээн архивын баримтанд бичиж үлдээжээ. Иймээс энэ хурал нь цагийн хурал байсан бололтой. / Улсын Үндэсний Төв Архив. ФА – 3, д – 1, хн – 1121/
Description of location :
The site is located 23Km east of the Gobi-Ugtaal soum centre in the adjacent to Guchityn us. To the north of the site is sacred Dashnyam ovoo and to the south-east is Tsagaan Undur mountain. (Academician B.Rinchen records the site as being in Bayanjargalan soum and Maidar records is as being in Tsagaandelger soum.)
GPS coordinates :
North 46° 05’ East 107° 46’
Total site area:
Side1: 40 Side2: 30 Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
Some stone foundations / bases made of stone of square-shaped buildings and a rectangular-shaped building were visible in a line. There are some other stone remnants to the southwest of them and one in the northwest. Fragments of mostly everyday objects were found. There was no trace of digging. A well, called Guchitiin us, is still working 50 m north-west of the site.
Date of establishment of the monastery/temple :
Unknown
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 :
277 monks
unknown
277 monks
unknown
Form Number :
ДУГУ 085
Survey Team :
Team C
