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Xuanzang visited this site in January, 639. He found 10 monasteries in the Sammitiya tradition with 4000 monks. The site is in the modern district of Monghyr, Bihar. I have not located any archaeological evidence as yet.
Src: IN
Input by: SG January 22 2009
Munger, India Page
Other names: Monghyr
World:India:Bihar State of
Latitude 25.3833 Longitude 86.4667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Munger.html
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Hiranyaparvata monastery, IN.
lat=25.3833 long=86.4667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Hiranyaparvata monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Bihar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx Lat 25.3833 Long 86.4667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Munger.html
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 25.3833 Long 86.4667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Munger.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
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13. Date-late
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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- pilgrimage account
16. Additional notes
- In 639 AD 10 monasteries with 4,000 monks.
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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