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"Biswanath Hill is famous for its ancient monastery of Dignag, the Buddhist Logician and Philosopher. Besides tokens reminiscent of Buddhism, there is also the archeological remains of a Varaha image. A temple dedicated to Biswanath on the upper part of Biswanath Mundia Hill near Delanga, is also worth seeing.
The hill is one of the ideal bases for exploring the cultural history of Puri District. Delanga is 15 km from Sakhigopal. Sakhigopal is 22 km from Puri on the National Highway 203."
http://www.india9.com/i9show/Biswanath-Hill-50157.htm
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 22, 2009
Dignag - the first Buddhist logician of note. Active c. 400 AD -
http://books.google.com/books?id=GQ_e8A4LpN4C&pg=PA493&lpg=PA493&dq=Dignag+logician&source=bl&ots=6Ku8K2Prxj&sig=miWf8YHmQTSns5TH_avPrHLn7Io&hl=en&ei=yn7uSci4INaIkAWJ8_ChDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 22, 2009
Delang, India Page
Other names: Delāng
World:India:State of Orissa
Lat 20.0833 Long 85.7500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Delang.html
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 22, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 29 Dec 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 Biswanath Hill monastery, IN.
lat=20.0833 long=85.7500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Biswanath Hill monastery - http://www.india9.com/i9show/Biswanath-Hill-50157.htm
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Orissa
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 20.0833 Long 85.7500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Delang.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Delāng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Delang.html
- Delanga - http://www.india9.com/i9show/Biswanath-Hill-50157.htm
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 20.0833 Long 85.7500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Delang.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- Active c. 400 AD - http://books.google.com/
- MBM chrono-tag 0367-99p 0400-32p 0433-66p - tmciolek 29 Dec 2012
- 0367-99p 0400-32c 0433-66p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological, possible textual
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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