On the site of the Old Bayanbaraat Sum centre
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Name(s) of Temple :
On the site of the Old Bayanbaraat Sum centre,
Rinchen Number :
0
Type of Monastery/Temple:
Other
Aimag where the temple is located:
Töv
Sum where the temple is located:
Bayan-Onjuul sum
Old Aimag Name :
Tusheet Khan
Old Khoshuu Name :
Zorigt vangiin khoshuu
Description of location :
The site is 50Km to the south-east of the sum centre in the area that used to be Baynbaraat sum. In 1973 Bayanbaraat and Onjuul sums were combined into Bayn-Onjuul sum.
GPS coordinates :
North 46° 50’ East 106° 13’
Total site area:
Side1: Side2: Side3: Side4: Side5: Side6:
Revived temple on site :
No
Site status at the time of survey :
Perhaps it was not a monastery or temple, but the researchers found there, between the newer ruins of the once sum centre of Bayanbaraat (existing till 1973) and the remained buildings and yurts that are used now by several families residing there, stone foundation (square shaped) and a foundation of a yurt, that were resembling the other monastery remnants that were found on real monastic sites. People living near the site showed the yurt foundation, and said it was a temple building when there was an active sum centre, in the 1960s, which is absolutely impossible. If it was a temple site, it must have been in the old times, before 1937. The only old man, Ad-Zana monk in Bayanönjüül sum, who showed the 7 monastic sites in the sum, and provided data on them said he had never heard that a temple was situated there.
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 :
not clear
not clear
Form Number :
ТӨБӨ 009
Survey Team :
Team C