Raw data
Unnamed monastery-1, headed by Ma-tsu Tao-i (Baso Doitsu) [= Mazu] (709-788), Kiang-si province, CN. Mahayana: Ch'an line. Active during Matsu times and onwards. Src: Thich Thien-An (1975:53)
"Mazu's memorial pagoda, located on the grounds of Baofeng monastery 寶峰寺 in Jiangxi province." - http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mpoceski/Index-linked/mazubookinfo.htm
Input by: tmciolek, 20 Feb 2009
[A photo of the] "Temple hall at Baofeng Zen Temple, a little distance away from province capital of Nanchang, and up in the mountains."
- http://www.livingworkshop.net/bf6.html
Input by: tmciolek, 19 Mar 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 07 Nov 2012
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 Baofeng monastery, CN.
Lat 29.002 Long 115.409
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Baofeng monastery 寶峰寺 - http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mpoceski/Index-linked/mazubookinfo.htm
2. Monastery's modern country and province
- China:Jiangxi Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Baofeng Chan Si - http://www.livingworkshop.net/baofeng.html
- Precious Peak Zen Temple - http://www.livingworkshop.net/bf15.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 29.002 Long 115.409 - estimated from the location of Mazu Daochang village in maps, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 23 March 2010.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Jing’an - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Shuangxi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Ching-an - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Jing'an - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Ching-an-ch'eng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Tsingonhsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Tsingan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Tsingan-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Ching-an-ch’eng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
- Ching-an-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 28.8667 Long 115.3667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/03/Shuangxi.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahyana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Ch'an/Zen
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- Soon after Mazu's death (788), the monastery had a pagoda built in memory of the teacher - http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mpoceski/Index-linked/mazubookinfo.htm
- MBM chrono-tag: 0767-99c - tmciolek 13 Dec 2012
- 0733-66p 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-xl
13. Date-late
- The monastery was still active in the early 2000s - - http://www.livingworkshop.net/bf6.html
- MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 7 Nov 2012
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]
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