Page 170 [170]
TSYMZHIT P. VANCHIKOVA
used charters in Tibetan language, but over time, they were translated — like the entire
Buddhist canonical literature — into Mongolian, and new statutes were adapted to
match the local conditions.
In recent years a lot of rare archival documents on the history of Mongolian mo¬
nasteries were published in Mongolia.' Here we would like to mention the book under
the title Mongolin stim xidin tüxes (From the History of Mongolian Monasteries).*
This publication was prepared by B. Erdenebileg, a researcher of the Special Ar¬
chives of the State Intelligence Agency of Mongolia. It provides brief yet invaluable
information about 209 monasteries and datsans (Tib. grwa tshang) of ten aimags of
Mongolia, gathered from 1937-1939 under the instructions of the Ministry of In¬
ternal Affairs of Mongolia before the monasteries were shut down. The information
is structured in a specific way, and it appears as if there was a standard form to be
filled in about each monastery: year or date of the construction of temples, beginning
of special religious sermons, list of sermons or services, number of lamas, descrip¬
tion of the internal structure, administration system, monastic property, livestock,
benefactors and lamas who donated funds to build temples, repair buildings, make
religious objects, purchase books, lists of famous lamas who visited monasteries
and gave teachings, etc.
Of particular interest is brief information about the charters of ten monaste¬
ries: Amgalant Monastery,* Buural Monastery, Mamba datsan of Dsüün Choir
Monastery,° of the Monastery of Dsüün Choir," Dsadgaitiin Monastery,’ Buyan
Dsalbirakh Monastery of Tiimen district,’ the charter of Duutiin Khiiree,’ the char¬
ter of Ag’tiin Khiid,'° of Lamiin Gegeenii Khiid'’ of Gandandashchoilin Khiid,'
of Dashginpillen Khiid,'* and of Amarbayasgalant in Baruunbüren district.'* Some
datsans did not have their own charters, instead they used the charters of their head
monasteries, for example, about the monastery Dashpuntsaglin of Aldarkhaan district
Delgerjargal, P.— Nyamdorj, S. — Batdorj, S. - Lxagwabayar, B. (emx.): Ix xüreni gudin aimag. Barimt
biögin emxetgel (1651-1938 on). Mönxin üseg XXK, Ulänbätar 2015; Myagmarsüren, G.: Jün xüre.
Tiixen ulamjlal. Golden legion XXK, Ulänbätar 2015, p. 135; Erdenebileg, B. (emx.): Mongolin süm
xidin tiixés ... (Barimtin emxtgel). Tagniilin yer6nxi gajar, Tusgai arxiw — Gandantegéenlin xid, Erdem
soyolin xtirélen. Ulanbatar 2012, p. 341; Cedendamba, S. — Lxagwa, L. — Soninbayar, S. — Luwsan¬
baldan, E. — Otgonbatar, R. — Amgalan, N. (eds.): Mongolin stim xidin tiixen towc6n. Admon, Ulanbatar
2009, p. 808.; Banjragé, ©. - Sainxü, B. (emx.): Mongolin xüre xidin tüx (emxtgel). Soyombo printing,
Ulänbätar 2004, p. 435.
> Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tüxes ...
? Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin süm xidin tüxes ..., pp. 17-25.
* Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin süm xidin tüxes ..., pp. 27-30.
> Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 36-38.
6 Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 40-43.
7 Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 48-61.
8 Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 105-107.
° Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tüxes ... ‚pp. 109-110.
10 Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 111-112.
ll Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 118-120.
> Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , pp. 127-128.
5° Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolïn süm xidin tiixés ... , pp. 133-135.
4 Erdenebileg, B.: Mongolin stim xidin tiixés ... , p. 138.
168