Ghai monastery, (near) Taxila, Punjab, PK

Raw data

Ghai Buddhist Monastery : This is a third or fourth century monastery whose high wall are still standing. The monastery is unusual because the monks' cells surround a square hall with sloping windows instead of an open court.
http://oneworldpakistan.com/trips_taxilla.php

"There is also […] the Ghai Stupa within the Sirkap city wall. […] Ghai Monastery is on a hill inside the city wall of Sirkap. It is a third or fourth century monastery whose high wall are still standing. The monastery is unusual because the monks' cells surr surround a square hall with sloping windows instead of an open court."
http://www.pakwatan.com/travel_detail.php?id=50

Input by: tmciolek, July 13, 2012

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 02 Apr 2013

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.

Location of Ghai monastery, PK.

General location of the Ghai monastery, PK.
Lat 33.7553 Long 72.8297
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.7553+72.8297+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Ghai%20monastery,%20PK)&ll=33.7553,72.8297&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Ghai monastery -

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • Pakistan: Punjab

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • [missing data]

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Very likely the ruins of Ghai monastery are those at approx., Lat 33.7553 Long 72.8297 - based on the visual identification of the remnants of a large square structure and a possible stupa W of the monastery, in maps, http://maps.google.com/ - tmciolek, 25 Jul 2012.


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


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates

  • Taxila Ruins of Sirkup, approx., Lat 33.755 Long 72.829 - based on the visual identification of the site in maps, http://maps.google.com/ - tmciolek, 13 Jul 2012.

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • [missing data]

11. Date-early

  • MBM chrono-tag 0200-32p 0233-66p 0267-99p 0300-32p 0333-66p 0367-99p - tmciolek 02 Apr 2013
  • 0200-32p 0233-66p 0267-99p 0300-32p 0333-66p 0367-99p dated-e

12. Date-intermediate

  • [missing data]

13. Date-late

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • [missing data]

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • archaeological, architectural

16. Additional notes

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

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

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