To browse Academia. Skip to main content. You're using an out-of-date version of Internet Explorer. Log In Sign Up. Zorigt Chuluunbaatar. First there were those sites marked on B. Thus, in detail the survey aimed to: research the history of each temple; find those temples which remain intact though it was known in advance that there are only partially intact ones which are scarce, too , those which had revived their monastic life in the partial remains and those which were only ruins or untraceable i.
The temples are described according to the number Rinchen gave , and other temples not marked by him are numbered from with the distinction NOT in Rinchen. Sources used to identify the sites and determine their history were old maps, paintings and photos, books and articles published in Mongolian and also interviews with relevant data providers, especially old lamas. Remarks on Transcription A table is attached showing the transcription system used for Mongolian written in cyrillic.
Classical Mongolian equivalents are given only in a very few cases. The Wylie system was used for transcribing Tibetan terms. Where a Sankskrit term has been used, they have been given without diacritical marks, as a compulsion. Chinese terms are also given without intonation marks. The deity names and other Buddhist terms names of monastery types, ranks, monastic vows etc. In every separate entry at the first occurrence of the given term the Tibetan and Sanskrit equivalents are given in paranthesis for easier understanding.
Names of Buddha Sanjaa or Burkhan bagsh, Tib. For name with a Tibetan origin, we have used his transliteration. Of course, there are other variations in spelling or transliteration in all cases. Thus the reader can consult these referred entries for further details. In Mongolian the term lam Tib. It must also be emphasized that in Mongolia genen wear monastic robes. For many of them, becoming a genen is not the first step on the way to becoming fully ordained but a status they retain all their monastic life while still being considered full members of the assembly.
Using the terms monk and nun seemed impossible in many of the above cases, therefore the terms lama and female lama were chosen. A part of the atlas contains lists of the monasteries and temples that existed in the past in number by aimags, and separate maps of the aimags and the Ulaanbaatar area with all these temples marked.
