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This monastery was in what is today North Kanara in Karnatika, immediately southeast of Goa. The site is known from a single chance find of a coper plate grant. The grant records an endowment to a Buddhist monastery by the Bhoja king, Asankita of Goa in the 6th century. There is much incidental evidence of Buddhism in the Goa region right up to the 10-11th centuries. Statues and a few remains of stupas have turned up. See H. Heras, " A newly discovered image of the Buddha near Goa", Bernard Anderson and John Correi-Afonse (eds.), Indological studies ( Bombay: S.J. Heras Institute of History and Culture, 1990) pp 63-78.
Src: IN
Input by: SG January 25 2009
Hiregutti is a village near Gokarna, India.
This article related to a location in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiregutti
Gokarn, India Page
World:India:State of Karnataka
Latitude 14.5500 Longitude 74.3167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Gokarn.html
Input by: tmciolek Apr 13 2009
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 Hiregutti monastery, IN.
lat=14.5500 long=74.3167
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Hiregutti monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Karnataka
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 14.5500 Long 74.3167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Gokarn.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
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 14.5500 Long 74.3167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Gokarn.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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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
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16. Additional notes
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