Baima Si monastery, (near) Luoyang, Henan, CN

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The White Horse Temple (Baima Si) in Luoyang, Henan Province, was the first Buddhist temple in China, established by Emperor Mingdi in the year 68 AD. The historic, leafy site features several ancient buildings and a highly devotional atmosphere.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/white-horse-temple.htm

Buddhism came to China during the Eastern or Later Han period. The oldest monastery (siyuan 寺院) on Chinese ground is the White Horse Monastery (Baimasi 白馬寺) in Luoyang. http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

Input by: tmc, 14 Aug, 2009

"The White Horse Temple, 12 kilometers east of downtown Luoyang, was the first temple built in 68 A. D. , the 11th year during the reign of Emperor Yongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) after the introduction of Buddhism to China. As legend has it, the Buddhist scriptures were carried by a white horse, hence the name. Covering an area of 40, 000 square .meters, the temple has Qiyun Pagoda erected in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) , a pair of sculptured white horses, the tombs of eminent monks from India, pagodas to enshrine Buddhist sutras, stone tablets carved in the Yuan and Ming dynasties (1271-1644) and bell tower."
http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/147S75S8997.html
Input by: tmc, 3 Aug, 2011

Final data (and their sources)

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.

Location of Baima Si monastery, CN.

General location of the Baima Si monastery, CN.
lat=34.719447 long=112.594005
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.719447+112.594005+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Baima%20Si%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=34.719447,112.594005&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Henan Sheng

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Exactly Lat: 34.719447 Long: 112.594005 - coords taken from the Baimasi temple location in Google Earth. - tmc, 17 Aug 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

8. The settlement's coordinates

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

* 68 AD - http://www.sacred-destinations.com/china/white-horse-temple.htm

12. Date-intermediate

13. Date-late

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • [missing data]

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • architectural

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

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