Raw data
There are three Chinese accounts of Bodh Gaya, as well as existing inscriptions. Possibly in the fifth century (certainly before Hsuan Zang arrived in the seventh century) the king of Sri Lanka patronized the building of a monastery for Ceylonese pilgrims and monks close to the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya. This suggest an ongoing presence of Buddhists from Sri Lanka at the site. The inscriptional and textual evidence is summarized in Kanai L. Harza, Royal Patronage of Buddhism in Ancient India (Delhi: D.K. Publications, 1984) 211- 212. Xuanzang visited the site from March to September, 637 AD and observed 6 monasteries with 1000 monks, belonging to various schools.
Src: India
Input by: SG 18 Feb 2009
See also Mahabodhi
Bodh Gaya, India Page
Other names: Buddh Gaya,Buddha Gaya
World:India:Bihar State of
Lat 24.7000 Long 84.9833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bodh_Gaya.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 Bodh Gaya monastic cluster, IN.
lat=24.7000 long=84.9833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Bodh Gaya monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: State of Bihar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx Lat 24.7000 Long 84.9833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bodh_Gaya.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Buddh Gaya - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bodh_Gaya.html
- Buddha Gaya - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bodh_Gaya.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 24.7000 Long 84.9833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bodh_Gaya.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada, Mahayana,
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- c. 300 BCE
12. Date-intermediate
- 600 CE
13. Date-late
- 2000 CE
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archaeological, textual, art historical, inscriptional.
16. Additional notes
This site has attracted pilgrims from all over the Buddhist world and still does. There are currently Japanese, Burmese, Tibetan, and Thai monasteries. ….
- In 637 AD - 6 monasteries with 1000 monks
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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