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Avarasaila Samgharama. Lit. Western Mountain Monastery. A vihara in Dhanakatcheka, built 600 BC, deserted AD 600. Src: Eitel (1888:26)
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 27 2009
Avarasila Samghirama of Dhanakatcheka (Dhenaka-Katha or Maha Andhra), was …
www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Aurangabad/ch7_art.html
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 24 2009
"Hiuen Tsiang further relates that to the east of the capital on a mountain there stood a con-
vent called PurvaSila and on a mountain to the west was another, called Avara&la. Perhaps it
would be preferable to render the names of these two monasteries by Purva&aila and Avarasaila,
the Sanskrit word for a mountain being 6aUa, whereas 6S& means * s stone." Now, it is worthy of
note that among the localities mentioned in inscription F, we meet ,with the name Puvasela,
which is clearly a Prakrit form corresponding to Sanskrit Purva&aila. A name, meaning
"Eastern Mountain or Hill," may, of course, have been used at different places of India. But
it is a point worth considering whether the remains of Nagarjuniko$4& can possibly represent
the ancient capital of DhanBakataka, which archaeologists have sought both at Dharanikofca
near Amaravati and at Bezwa."
http://www.archive.org/stream/epigrahiaindicav014769mbp/epigrahiaindicav014769mbp_djvu.txt
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 24 2009
Dhanyakataka (Amaravati) (Soothill & Hodus 1937:188)
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 24 2009
Amravati, India Page
Other names: Amraoti,Amraotī,Amrāvati,Amaravati
World:India:State of Maharashtra
Latitude 20.9333 Longitude 77.7500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 7 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Avarasaila monastery, IN.
lat=20.9333 long=77.7500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Avarasaila monastery - Eitel (1888:26)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Maharashtra
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Avarasaila Samgharama - Eitel (1888:26)
- Western Mountain Monastery - Eitel (1888:26)
- Avarasila Samghirama of Dhanakatcheka - www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Aurangabad/ch7_art.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx Lat 20.9333 Long 77.7500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
To the SE of the city, opposite the New Prabhat Colony suburbn, there are two hills which could be the ancient Western & Eastern mountain - one needs to get their coords off the Google Maps - tmciolek 22 Apr 2009
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Dhanyakataka - Soothill & Hodus (1937:188)
- Dhanakataka - Soothill & Hodus (1937: 263)
- Dhenaka-Katha - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Aurangabad/ch7_art.html
- Maha Andhra - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Aurangabad/ch7_art.html
- Amraoti - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
- Amraotī - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
- Amrāvati - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
- Amaravati - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 20.9333 Long 77.7500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Amravati.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 600 BC - Eitel (1888:26)
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- deserted AD 600 - Eitel (1888:26)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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