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Govisana. Xuanzang visited this site in August, 636 AD. He found 10 monasteries, all Hinayana, with 100 monks. The site is located in the modern district of Kashipur, U.P.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
"Kashipur was known as Govishan or Govisana, during the time of Harsha (606–647 AD), when Xuanzang (631–641 AD) visited this region."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashipur,_Uttarakhand
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 07 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.
General location of the Govisana monastery, IN.
lat=29.2167 long=78.9500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Govisana monastery
2. Monastery's modern country
- India:State of Uttarakhand
- India: State of Himachal Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 29.2167 Long 78.9500 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Kashipur.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kāshīpur - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Kashipur.html
- Govishan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashipur,_Uttarakhand
- Govisana - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashipur,_Uttarakhand
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 29.2167 Long 78.9500 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Kashipur.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada - Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- 636 CE - a visit by Xuzanzang
- MBM chrono-tag 0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p - tmciolek 07 Apr 2013
- 0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- pilgrimage account
16. Additional notes
- In 636 CE, 10 monasteries and 100 monks - Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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