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The Chakhil-i-Ghoundi Stupa, also code-named "Stupa C1", is a small limestone stupa from the Chakhil-i-Ghoundi monastery, at the archeological site of Hadda in eastern Afghanistan. Most of the remains of the stupa were gathered in 1928 by the archeological mission of Frenchman Julien Barthoux of the DAFA, and have been preserved and reconstituted through a collaboration with the Tokyo National Museum. They are today on display at the Musée Guimet in Paris. It is usually dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakhil-i-Ghoundi_Stupa
Adah, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Ada
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Nangarhar
Lat 34.3600 Long 70.4717
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Adah.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 6, 2010
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 Chakhil-i-Ghoundi monastery, AF.
Lat 34.36667 Long 70.46667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Chakhil-i-Ghoundi monastery - Bopearachchi (2002).
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Nangarhar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Chakhil-i-Ghoundi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakhil-i-Ghoundi_Stupa
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.36667 Long 70.46667 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#084 Hadda)
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Hadda monastic cluster
- Tep Shotor monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Hadda - Bopearachchi (2002)
- Ada - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Adah.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.3600 Long 70.4717 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Adah.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- 2nd century AD - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakhil-i-Ghoundi_Stupa
- MBM chrono-tag: <=0200 - tmciolek 29 Dec 2012
- <=0200 0200-32p 0233-66p 0267-99p dated-ex
12. Date-intermediate
- 3rd century AD - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakhil-i-Ghoundi_Stupa
- MBM chrono-tag: 0200-32p 0233-66p 0267-99p - tmciolek 29 Dec 2012
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
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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