Raw data
Charaka. A monastery in Kapisa [now Bagram, AF]. Src: Eitel (1888:40)
"Kapisa","Bagram","current settlement","AF", […] (Ciolek 1999)
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 27 2009
Bagram, Afghanistan Page
Other names: Begram,Bagrām,Bagrami
World:Afghanistan:Velayat-e Parvan
Latitude 34.9661 Longitude 69.2547
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 4, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
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 Charaka monastery, Afghanistan.
Lat 34.966667 Long 69.283333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Charaka (Eitel 1888:40)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Parvan
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
Approx. Lat 34.966667 Long 69.283333 - adlgaz-1-1002949-69
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Kapisa monastic cluster
- Narasamgharama monastery
- Paitava monastery
- Shotorak monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Begram http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
- Bagrām http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
- Bagrami http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
- Kapisa (Eitel 1888:40)
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.966667 Long 69.283333 adlgaz-1-1002949-69
- Approx. Lat 34.9661 Long 69.2547 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
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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
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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