Raw data
"Archaeologists now know of more than 400 Buddhist sites covering an area of 160 km in Swat valley alone. Among the important excavations of Buddhist sites in Swat an important one is Butkarha-I, containing original relics of the Buddha. A stone statue of Buddha, is still there in the village Ghalegay.[citation needed] There is also a big stupa in Mohallah Singardar Ghalegay"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swat,_Pakistan
"[An] archeological monument of the Buddhist era and the biggest stupa of the subcontinent, which is situated on the main G.T. Road, near Ghalegay, Mohallah Shingardar, Swat. This stupa was constructed by Uttarasena, an ancient king of Swat in the seventh century AD to enshrine his share of relics of the Buddha. Due to its historical importance, this stupa attracts a great many foreign tourists visiting Swat. But it is very sad to note that due to negligence on the part of the tourism and the archeology departments, no maintenance is carried out and the structure is getting dilapidated day by day."
http://www.dawn.com/2002/05/18/letted.htm
Ghaligai, Pakistan Page
Other names: Ghālīgai
World:Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
Lat 34.7000 Long 72.2667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Ghaligai.html
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 Ghalegay [monastery?], PK.
Lat 34.7000 Long 72.2667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ghalegay [monastery?] [the presence of monastery is suggested by the presence of the stupa - tmc, 4 Dec 2009] - http://www.dawn.com/2002/05/18/letted.htm
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
[missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.7000 Long 72.2667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Ghaligai.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Fa Hien says that there were 500 monasteries in the Swat Valley.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Ghalegay - http://www.dawn.com/2002/05/18/letted.htm
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 34.7000 Long 72.2667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Ghaligai.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada - Legge (1965:28-29)
- Theravada - Litvinskii et al. (1996:168)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
[missing data]
11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 400 CE - Legge (1965:28-29)
13. Date-late
[missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
[missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archeological
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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