Raw data
139-017 Buddhist remains around Bhallar stupa, Punjab, Pakistan
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139/multiple=1&unique_number=153
References to Bhallar monastery (Samad 2011, pp. 110, 152, 161)
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PMEd8Cqh-YQC&pg=PA110#v=onepage&q&f=false.
Situated on the hills, northern bank of Haro river, near Usman Khattar village - Samad (2011:110)
Usman Khattar Lat 33.7944 Long 72.8236 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Usman_Khattar.html
"Bhallar stupa is situated on a route from Mechanical complex to Haripur, having a commanding position on the top of the Sarada Hill, a little beyond the Haro River. This is the tallest stupa in Taxila.
This was visited by the Chinese pilgrims, Fa Hien [= Faxien] and Hiuen Tsang [=Xuanzang], and they identify it with the spot where Buddha offered his head. This was built in the "medieval period" i.e. post-Hun period. It consists of a tall stupa, surrounded by votive stupas, other shrines and a monastery.
Here the Buddhist monk Kumaralabha [= Kumaralata] composed his treatise. The main stupa, which is broken on the northern face, stood on a lofty oblong base, approached by a fight of steps on the east. It consists of a plinth base, a drum, a dome and originally umbrellas. The drum is divided into six or seven tiers and divided into six or seven tiers and is decorated with Corinthian pilasters, freezes and dental cornices." - http://www.buddhistravel.com/index.php?id=61,262,0,0,1,0 (citing Dani 1999-2004, Chpt IX, http://www.heritage.gov.pk/html_Pages/chapter-IX.htm)
Input by: tmciolek, July 13, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 27 Dec 2012
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 Bhallar monastery, PK.
Lat 33.8135 Long 72.8254
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Bhallar monastery - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139/multiple=1&unique_number=153
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Pakistan: Punjab
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 33.8135 Long 72.8254 - based on the visual identification of the site in satellite imagery, http://maps.google.com/ - tmciolek, 19 Jul 2012.
- The monastery is a part of the Taxila monastic cluster
- Other monasteries from the Taxila cluster include:
- Badalpur monastery
- Bhamala-1 monastery
- Bhamala-2 monastery
- Chhema monastery
- Dharmarajika monastery
- Ghai monastery
- Giri-1 monastery
- Giri-2 monastery
- Jaulian monastery
- Jinan Wali Dheri monastery
- Kalawan monastery
- Kunala monastery
- Karmala monastery
- Lalchak monastery
- Mohra Moradu monastery
- Pippala monastery
6. Ancient name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- TAXILA
- Close to the modern city of Wah - Lat 33.7983 Long 72.6956 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Wah.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Takṣaśilā - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxila
- Takshaçila (Prince of the Serpent Tribe) (Sanskrit) - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139
- Takkasilâ (Pali) - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139
- Taxila (Greek) - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139
- Taxilla (Roman Latin) - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139
- Chu-ch'a-shi-lo (Chinese) - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139
- Sirkap (Severed Head) - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139
- Sirkup - http://maps.google.com/
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Taxila Ruins of Sirkup, approx., Lat 33.755 Long 72.829 - based on the visual identification of the site in maps, http://maps.google.com/ - tmciolek, 13 Jul 2012.
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- ca. 150 CE - ca. 250 CE - a residence of Kumaralata, who was a contemporary of Nagarjuna [ca. 150 CE - ca. 250 CE] - http://bpunotes3.weebly.com/uploads/6/6/7/5/.../bphil_third_year_all.pdf ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagarjuna
- ca. 400 CE - visited by Faxian - travelled 399 CE and 412CE to India and other countries to acquire Buddhist scriptures - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian
- 630 CE - visited by Xuanzang - in 630 CE visited Taxila - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang
- MBM chrono-tag <=0200 0200-32p 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-x - tmciolek 27 Dec 2012
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological, 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
- [missing data]
18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery
19. 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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