Ch'in-liang monastery, (in) Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN

Raw data

Fa-yen Wen-i (J. Hogen Bun'eki). A T'ang dynasty Chinese master [lived 885 - 958 - tmciolek] who founded the Fa-yen lineage, one of the five houses of Chinese Zen; also known as the Fa-yen school. Fa-yen gathered disciples at Ch'in-liang-ssu, his monastery in Nan-ching [Nanjin, Nanking - tmc]. - Baroni (2002:89)

[In Nan-ching] the monastery of Seiryo-ji (Chin., Ch'in-liang-ssu]
http://books.google.com/books?id=VIYREaBbOUYC

Input by: tmciolek, Aug 18, 2009

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 13 Jan 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

General location of the Ch'in-liang-ssu monastery, CN.
lat=32.0617 long=118.7778
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32.0617+118.7778+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Chin-liang-ssu%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=32.0617,118.7778&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Ch'in-liang - Baroni (2002:89)

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• China:Jiangsu Sheng

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• Seiryo-ji - http://books.google.com/books?id=VIYREaBbOUYC

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx., Lat 32.0617 Long 118.7778 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/4/Nanjing.html

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• Jiming monastery
• Nanlin monastery

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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

• Nanjing - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/4/Nanjing.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Nan-ching - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/4/Nanjing.html
• Nan-ching-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/4/Nanjing.html
• Nanking - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/4/Nanjing.html

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Approx., Lat 32.0617 Long 118.7778 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/4/Nanjing.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Mahayana - Baroni (2002:89)

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

• Chan/Zen - Baroni (2002:89)

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11. Date-early

• [missing data]

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12. Date-intermediate

• Fa-yen [885 - 958] had a monastery at Ch'in-liang-ssu, in Nan-ching. - Baroni (2002:89)

• MBM chrono-tag 0900-32p 0933-66c 0967-99p - tmciolek 13 Jan 2013
• 0900-32p 0933-66c 0967-99p dated-x

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13. Date-late

• [missing data]

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

• [missing data]

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

• [missing data]

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16. Additional notes

• [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….

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

• [missing data]

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