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Ani Tsankhung Monastery is a Buddhist nunnery in Lhasa, the administrative centre of Tibet. It was built in the 7th century by Songsten Gampo [569–649?/605–649? - tmciolek] who used its meditation chamber. The monastery is a yellow building which lies on the street parallel and north of Chingdol Dong Lu in Lhasa. Since the 12th century the monastery has been used chiefly by Buddhist nuns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_Tsankhung_Nunnery
The tourist map of Lhasa. The Ani Tsankhung nunnery is marked as an attraction #4, in the SE quadrant centered on Jokhang temple/monastery - http://www.chinaspree.com/china-travel-guide/china-tours-tibet-lhasa.html
“’Tsamkhung, located in the southeast of Jokhang temple is the only nunnery established in the old city of Lhasa. During the 7th century, Tibetan King Songtsan Gampa had been meditate in a natural cave at this site reciting prayers to pacify the dangers from the flood of Lhasa River. Thus the nunnery was named Tsamkhung which means the meditation cave. During the 12th century, Doctor Gewahum took meditation at this site. In the 15th century, Kujor Tokden, a Tsongkhapa’s close disciple started to establish the nunnery here. During the beginning of the 20th century, the venerable Lama Pabongka and Tampa Dhoedrak the ninetieth throne holder of Ganden Monastery enlarged the nunnery to the present site. It is one of the nunneries in Tibet that has gained certain prestige within and outside Tibet Autonomous Region.’ Info from the entry ticket.”
http://www.mydoramac.com/wordpress/?p=4472
Input by: tmciolek, Jan 19, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 14 Aug 2014
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Ani Tsankhung monastery/nunnery, CN.
Lat 29.65118 Long 91.13625
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ani Tsankhung monastery/nunnery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_Tsankhung_Nunnery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Xizang Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Anitsangkung Nunnery - http://maps.google.com/maps?
- Tsamkhung - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_Tsankhung_Nunnery
- Canggu Nunnery - http://www.onlinechinatours.com/lhasa/attraction/canggu-nunnery.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.65118 Long 91.13625 - based on visual identification of the Tsankhung site in the satellite imagery, maps.google.com as well as in the images retrieved through google's image search for "AniTsankhung", - tmciolek, 19 Jan 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Lhassa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
- La-sa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
- Lhasa Shi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
- La-sa-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.6500 Long 91.1000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Built in the 7th century by Songsten Gampo (569–649?/605–649?)
- MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek 19 Jan 2013
- 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- Since the 12th century the places has been used as a nunnery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_Tsankhung_Nunnery
13. Date-late
- In use in 2000s - http://www.tibettours.co/Ani-Tsankhung-Nunnery
- MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 19 Jan 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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