Raw data
"Excavations conducted in 1972 to 1974 yielded a Buddhist monastic complex at Bharatpur in the Burdwan district of West Bengal. The date of the monastery may be ascribed to the early medieval period." [Capitals were added to some of the names, whenever they were missing in the original quote - tmc, Jul 2010.]
http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:5t0BxqG_YxAJ:banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0644.htm
Barddhaman, India Page
Other names: Barddhamān,Burdwān,Bardhamān,Bardhaman,Burdwan,Bordhoman
World:India:State of West Bengal
Lat 23.2406 Long 87.8694
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Barddhaman.html
"Kandi subdivision, is a subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Kandi municipality and five community development blocks: Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur–I and Bharatpur–II. […] The subdivision has its headquarters at Kandi. […] Rural area under Bharatpur–I block consists of eight gram panchayats, viz. Alugram, Bharatpur, Gundiria, Sijgram, Amlai, Gadda, Jajan and Talgram. […] Lat 23.95, Long: 88.03"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandi_subdivision
Murshidabad, India Page
Other names: Murshidābād
World:India:State of West Bengal
Latitude 24.1833 Longitude 88.2667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Murshidabad.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 16, 2010
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 Bharatpur monastery, IN.
Lat 23.95, Long: 88.03
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Bharatpur monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: State of West Bengal
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., based on the coords of Kandi, Lat 23.95, Long: 88.03 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandi_subdivision
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Murshidabad - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Murshidabad.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Murshidābād - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Murshidabad.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 24.1833 Long 88.2667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Murshidabad.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
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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
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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