Raw data
"Ghosrawan was another Monastic site that is said to be an extension of the Nalanda University. The site is only two miles south of Tetrawan and from the records and evidence available, it was also another place where student-monks went to perfect their understanding of the Dharma. […]
In his report Cunningham refers to' the great mound, close to the west of the village' with the site of the Vajrasana monastery or Vihara where the inscription was discovered by Kittoe amongst its ruins. What Cunningham saw in 1875 and had his subordinates to measure of the mound was, recorded by him as 350 by 200 feet and was 17 feet high. Even at that period of time, he observes that the remains 'had been considerably spoiled by the villagers who were seen quarrying it for bricks.' According to him, the building may have been a temple about 34 feet square, with a room 16 feet square inside. From the remains of the pillars found by him all around the structure, he concluded that it was surrounded by an arcade extending all around the temple, with rows of rooms at the back for the attendant monks. It appears the building was surrounded by an open court yard, paved with bricks, since he exposed a brick pavement on the west side of the temple. Cunningham deduced; "The whole building would have thus formed a square of about 120 feet each side, surrounding a temple 140 feet in height. Outside on the south there may have been a stupa and other buildings connected with a large monastic establishment." […] In the course of the excavation Cunningham found a pot full of small coins of the Pala kings, Vighrahapala and Mahipala. The ruins can, therefore, be easily assigned to the 9th century CE."
http://www.bhpromo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=68
"The vilage of Ghosrawan is located about twelve kilometers east of Nalanda and ten or eleven kilometers southeast of Bihar Shariff." S. Huntington (1984:119)
"The village of Tetrawan is situated about 3 kilometers north of Ghosrawan." S. Huntington (1984:119)
Tetrawan, India Page
Other names: Tetrāwān
World:India:Bihar State of
Lat 25.1333 Long 85.5833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Tetrawan.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 26, 2010
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 Ghosrawan monastery, IN.
Lat 25.1028 Long 85.5887
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ghosrawan monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Bihar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Vajrasana monastery - http://www.bhpromo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=68
- Vajrasana Vihara - http://www.bhpromo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=68
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 25.1028 Long 85.5887 - based on the visual identification of the monastery's ruins using satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, Jul 27 2010.
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
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 25.1333 Long 85.5833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Tetrawan.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
13. Date-late
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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- A sister site, an extension of Nalanda monastery - http://www.bhpromo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=68
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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