Champa monastery, (in) Bhagalpur, Bihar, IN

Raw data

Xuanzang visited this site in January, 639. He found 2 monasteries with 200 monks, in the Hinayana tradition. The site is the same as Bhagalpur, Bihar.
Src: IN
Input by: SG January 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.

Location of Champa monastery, IN.

General location of the Champa monastery, IN.
lat=25.2500 long=87.0000
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.



Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=25.2500+87.0000+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Champa%20monastery,%20XX)&ll=25.2500,87.0000&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Champa monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • India: State of Bihar

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • [missing data]

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates


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


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

  • [missing data]

12. Date-intermediate

  • January 639 CE - visited by Xuanzang - SG January 22 2009
  • MBM chrono-tag 0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p - tmciolek 29 Dec 2012
  • 0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-x

13. Date-late

  • [missing data]

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • pilgrimage account

16. Additional notes

  • 200 monks in 639 CE

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

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