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Gantong Monastery at Liangzhou.
Established 561 AD as Ruixiangsi (Monastery of the Auspicious Image) (Galambos n.d.:70)
since 609 Gantongsi (Monastery of the Spiritual Response) (Galambos n.d.:69)
since mid 700s (c. 759) Shengrongsi (Monastery of Holy Countenance) (Galambos n.d.:77)
Kan-t'ung-ssu in Liang-chou (Galambos n.d.:68)
Yue-Shan Kan-t'ung-ssu (Galambos n.d.:68)
situated in Yongchang country (Galambos n.d.:68)
on Mount Yugu (Galambos n.d.:71)
Active in 968 (Galambos n.d.:73)
followed the Liu Sahe tradition (Galambos n.d.:74)
Wuwei, China Page
Other names: Liang-chou,Liangzhou,Wu-wei-hsien,Liang-chow
World:China:Gansu Sheng
Lat 37.9281 Long 102.6414
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Wuwei.html
Src: Galambos, Imre. n.d. A 10th century manuscript from Dunhuang concerning the Gantong Monastery at Liangzhou. [idp.bl.uk/downloads/galambos.pdf]
- Situated on Tiger Head Mountain in Yonchang county - Dunnell (1996:97)
- some 20 li [4 miles?] NW of Yonchang - Dunnell (1996:97)
Yongchang, China Page
Other names: Yung-ch'ang-hsien,Yunchan,Yung-ch'ang
World:China:Gansu Sheng
Lat 38.2833 Long 102.1167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Yongchang.html
Input by: tmciolek, Nov 19, 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 Gantong monastery, CN.
Lat 38.2833 Long 102.1167
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Gantong monastery - Galambos n.d.
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Gansu Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- established 561 AD as Ruixiangsi (Monastery of the Auspicious Image) (Galambos n.d.:70)
- since 609 Gantongsi (Monastery of the Spiritual Response) (Galambos n.d.:69)
- since c. 759 Shengrongsi (Monastery of Holy Countenance) (Galambos n.d.:77)
- Kan-t'ung-ssu in Liang-chou (Galambos n.d.:68)
- Yue-Shan Kan-t'ung-ssu (Galambos n.d.:68)
- Gantong si - Dunnell (1996:97)
- Gantong daochang - Dunnell (1996:97)
- in the 18th c. called Houda si (Rear Great Temple) - Dunnell (1996:97)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 38.2833 Long 102.1167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Yongchang.html
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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
- Yung-ch'ang-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Yongchang.html
- Yunchan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Yongchang.html
- Yung-ch'ang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Yongchang.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 38.2833 Long 102.1167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Yongchang.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- the Liu Sahe tradition (Galambos n.d.:74)
11. Date-early
- Established 561 CE (Galambos n.d.:70)
12. Date-intermediate
- Was active in 968 CE (Galambos n.d.:73)
- Was active in the 18th c. - Dunnell (1996:97).
13. Date-late
- destroyed in the 1950s - Dunnell (1996:97)
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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