Raw data
XuanZang visited this monastery, which he termed Pi-lo-mo-lo about 640 CE. He found it in decline, with only one building in use with 100 monks in residence. The monastery was Hinayana, Sarvasti-vada sect. The monastery is identified with the current-day town of Bhinmal in district Jalor in Rajasthan, though no Buddhist remains have been found on this site.
Src: India
Input by: Stewart Gordon, Aug 25, 2009
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 2003), p. 231.
Bhinmal, India Page
Other names: Bhīnmāl
World:India:State of Rajasthan
Lat 25.0000 Long 72.2500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bhinmal.html
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 Bhinmal monastery, IN.
lat=25.0000 long=72.2500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Bhīnmāl monastery - Ahir (2003:231)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India (IN):State of Rajasthan
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Pi-lo-mo-lo - Ahir (2003:231)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 25.0000 Long 72.2500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bhinmal.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Bhinmal
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 25.0000 Long 72.2500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Bhinmal.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
* Hinayana (Theravada) - Ahir (2003:231)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Sarvasti-vada - Ahir (2003:231)
11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- c. 640 AD - Ahir (2003:231)
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
- Pilgrim account - Ahir (2003:231)
16. Additional notes
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- 100 monks - Ahir (2003:231)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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