Khar tsokhion khuree
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Name(s) of Temple :
Khar tsokhion khuree,Gun khudgyn dugana,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Monastic School
Aimag where the temple is located:
Khovd
Sum where the temple is located:
Byant soum
Old Aimag Name :
Zasagt Khan
Old Khoshuu Name :
Tariachin khoshuu
Description of location :
The site is nestled in the Altai Mountains. The place called Khar Tsokhio of Buyant sum in Khovd Province is located on the western shoreline of a lake Khar Us on the slopes of Altai Mountain range extension. The area is sandy and filled with garagana plants surrounded by low knolls. There is no nearby stream or pond. Local wells provide drinking water to locals and livestock. The site is 25 km. away from Khovd town and about 20 km. far from Buyant River. During the 1950s, Khar Tsokhio brigade centre of Buyant sum was built on the base of the monastic city. There is a mound of dirt which used to be an owoo worshiped by the monastic city’s monks.
GPS coordinates :
North 47° 48’ East 091° 40’
Total site area:
Side1: 6 Side2: 6 Side3: 3,50 Side4: 10 Side5: 11 Side6: 16
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
During the 1950s, the brigade centre was built slightly north of the monastic city’s site and near the slopes of Khar Tsokhio mountain. The brigade centre consisted of an administration hall, a culture centre and a bathhouse. The remains of these buildings are located about 300 m. from the monastic city base and thus some of the monastic city’s building remains -bases of small buildings and a stone base of a ger - can still be seen. Some buildings of the monastic city were demolished and stones, bricks and mud were recycled in the brigade center’s sites. Thus the monastic city base has mainly stone bases or remains of bases. Since 1990, the brigade center’s buildings were privatized by local residents and are mostly wrecked. Some are now used for storage by the residents. A well created during the brigade center’s construction is not working. Currently, a newly built well southwest of the brigade centre provides drinking water to the locals during summer and autumn.
Date of establishment of the monastery/temple :
1880
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 :
30 monks
30 monks
Form Number :
ХОБУ 089
Survey Team :
Team B