Raw data
"On the way [from Saidu Sharif] to Nimogram, we will also stop Gumbatuna Stupa Monastery."
http://www.buddhistcircuits.com/gandhara_itinerary.htm.
Barikot, Pakistan Page
Other names: Birkot,Bārikot
World:Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
Lat 34.6778 Long 72.2219
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Barikot2.html
Gumbatuna Banda, Pakistan Page
Other names: Gumbatūna Bānda
World:Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
Lat 34.6906 Long 72.1856
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Gumbatuna_Banda.html
Input by: tmciolek, Nov 25, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 25 Nov 2010
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 Gumbatuna monastery, PK.
Lat 34.6906 Long 72.1856
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Gumbatuna monastery
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 34.6906 Long 72.1856 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Gumbatuna_Banda.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- The monastery is a part of the Swat Valley monastic cluster. The nearby monasteries are:
- Andan Dheri monastery
- Nimogram monastery
- Shingerdar monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Gumbatuna Banda - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Gumbatuna_Banda.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Gumbatūna Bānda - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Gumbatuna_Banda.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.6906 Long 72.1856 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Gumbatuna_Banda.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada - Litvinskii et al. (1996:168)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archaeological
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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