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Xuanzang visited this site in August, 636 AD. He found 10 monasteries, following the Sammitiya system, with 1000 monks. The site is near Ramgarh in Rohilkhand in U.P.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
"Ahicchatra (mod. Ramnagar)."
Schwartzberg Atlas — Digital South Asia Library
dsal.uchicago.edu/REFERENCE/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=365&view=text
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 3 2009
Ahichchhatra, Dt. Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh†
Ahichchhatra which is identified by Alexander Cunningham as Ahicchatra of ancient literature is about 11 km north of Aonla, the tehsil headquarter. This site was first excavated by Cunningham and then by K.N. Dikshit assisted by A. Gosh and others in 1940-44.
(Archaeological Survey of India, 2008. http://asi.nic.in/asi_exca_imp_uttarpradesh.asp)
Ramnagar, India Page
Other names: Rmnagar
World:India:State of Uttar Pradesh
Lat 28.3667 Long 79.1167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Ramnagar4.html
[Ramnagar is situated 5.3 nautical miles N of Aonla]
Aonla, India Page
Other names: Aonla Kila
World:India:State of Uttar Pradesh
Lat 28.2833 Long 79.1500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Aonla.html
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 23 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 01 Oct 2012
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Ahicchatra monastic cluster, India.
lat=28.3667 long=79.1167
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ahicchatra monastic cluster (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Uttar Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Ahichchhatra (Archaeological Survey of India, 2008. http://asi.nic.in/asi_exca_imp_uttarpradesh.asp)
- Ramnagar (Schwartzberg Atlas 1992. dsal.uchicago.edu/REFERENCE/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=365&view=text)
- Ramgarh (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
- Rmnagar http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Ramnagar4.htm
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. lat 28.3667 long 79.1167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Ramnagar4.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Part of cluster of ten monasteries as observed by Xuanzang, 636 AD. Names are currently unknown.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Aonla Kila - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Aonla.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., 28.2833 long 79.1500 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Aonla.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Sthaviravāda (inferred from Sammitiya sub-tradition, acc. to Hypothetical combined list Early Buddhist schools - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Buddhist_schools)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Sammitiya (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- Xuanzang visited this site in August, 636 AD. (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
- MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek 13 Dec 2012
- 0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- 636 AD - 10 monasteries, with 1000 monks. (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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