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)
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 Champa monastery, IN.
lat=25.2500 long=87.0000
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
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
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 25.2500 Long 87.0000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bhagalpur.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
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 25.2500 Long 87.0000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bhagalpur.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Theravada
11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 639 CE
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
- pilgrimage account
16. Additional notes
- 200 monks in 639 CE
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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