Raw data
This site is near Ajanta in Maharashtra and famous for extensive sculpture. Construction dates from 550 CE to about 750 CE. Cave 1 is a small monastery, while caves 5, 11, and 12 are large monastic residences. The site includes both Hindu and Jain sculpture.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.188.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Mar 30 2009
Ellora, India Page
World:India:State of Maharashtra
Latitude 20.0167 Longitude 75.1667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Ellora.html
Input by: tmciolek Apr 2 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Ellora monastery, IN.
lat=20.0265 long=75.1773
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ellora monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Maharashtra
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx Lat 20.0167 Long 75.1667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Ellora.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- The nearby Ajanta monastery.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 20.0167 Long 75.1667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Ellora.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 550 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- 750 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- historical, archaeological, art historical, inscriptional
16. Additional notes
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