Raw data
"Gajulabanda - Extensive Buddhist structures have been revealed here which include a Stupa, Vihara complex and a Chaitya. The noteworthy aspect of Stupa here is the absence of ayaka pillars unlike those at Amarvati & Nagarjunkonda. Two sculptured lions carved in limestone have also been found here apart from the rich collection of antiquities comprising of stucco figurines. Gajulabanda is located 4 km from Phanigiri."
http://www.tourisminap.com/hyderabad/nalgonda.php
"Andhra Pradesh tourism minister, J Geeta Reddy, said [January 29th, 2007] her state was once the seat of Mahayana Buddhism and had four relevant tourist circuits like
Hyderabad-Kondapur-Phanigiri-Anapu-Gajulabanda-Nagarjunakonda-Dulikatta, Guntur-Chandavaram-Amravati-Vaddamanu-Bhattiprolu,
Vijayawada-Ghantasala-Nelakondapalle-Jaggayyapeta-Guntupalle
and
Visakhapatnam-Sankaram-Thotlakonda-Bavikonda-Pavurallakond-Salihundam-Dantapuram."
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-466734-p-4.html
"Buddhist Site: Gajulabanda, District: Ranga Reddy" - Singh (2007)
"Globally Rangareddy District lies between160 30' and 180 20' of North Latitude and 77 030' and 79 030' of East Longitudes."
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/andhrapradesh/districts/rangareddi.htm
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 25, 2010
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 Gajulabanda monastery, IN.
Lat 17.4410 79.4875
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Gajulabanda monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Andhra Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Gajulabanda = Approx Lat 17.4410 79.4875 estimated from location of a village close to Aleru river, using the satellite imagery, in maps.google.com - tmciolek, 26 Jul 2010. In other words, Gajulabanda is a place approx 4 km North from Lat 17.4251 Long 79.4736, which is the estimated site of the Phanagiri hill.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Phanigiri monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Tirumalagiri - maps.google.com
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 17.4747 Long 79.4366 - est. from the placement of Tirumalagiri village in maps.google.com - tmciolek, 26 Jul 2010.
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
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16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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