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This site is located the village of Bairat (ancient name Viratanagara), 52 miles from Jaipur in the Jaipur district (Rajasthan) on the Jaipur- Indraprastha highway. It is famous for an Asokan inscription. It also has a very early free-standing monastery, probably from the 3rd century BCE. Xuanzang, in the 630's, found 8 monasteries on the site but most were ruined. Only a few monks remained.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.230.
Src: IN
Input by: SG , Apr 3, 2009
Bairat, India Page
Other names: Bairāt
World:India:State of Rajasthan
Latitude 27.4500 Longitude 76.1833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bairat.html
Input by: tmciolek , Apr 8, 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 bairat monastery, IN.
lat=27.4500 long=76.1833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Bairat monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: State of Rajasthan
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 27.4500 Long 76.1833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bairat.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 27.4500 Long 76.1833http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bairat.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 3rd Cent. BCE
12. Date-intermediate
- 630's CE.
13. Date-late
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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archaeology, Travel account
16. Additional notes
- Eight monasteries (mainly in ruin) and only a few monks in the 630's CE. Xuanzang
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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