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The site is located (lat. 34 degrees 19 min. N x long. 72 degrees 6 min. E) eight miles north of Mardan in the Peshawar province of Pakistan. It is only eight miles east-southeast from the Takh-i-Bahi site and is of the same overall plan, with a central large stupa in a walled courtyard. The inner wall of the courtyard is lined with niches, which once contained large images (presumably of the Buddha). The courtyard was once paved, into which some coins were cast. One such coin dates from the reign of the Kushan king Vasudeva (c. 145- 176 CE). The monks’ quarters were not the typical square building with a courtyard but instead were isolated units of a few cells with a verandah, some two story. Several of these structures included a small stupa. The site has yielded much sculpture and many donative inscriptions, dating to the Kushan period. Debala Mitra, Buddhist Monuments (Calcutta: M. Dutt Shishu Sahitya Samad, 1971), 131-132
Input by: Stewart Gordon 05 April 2015
"This Buddhist monastery is dated back 2nd to 5th century A.D. A khroshti inscription was discovered during excavation accomplished in 1907-08 bare Samavat 359, which correspond to 275 A.D. The site is believed to have witnessed successively the rise and fall of three dynasties vis the Indus-Partians, the Kushans and the Little Kushans, finally destroyed by the arrogant invasion of White Huns."
https://sites.google.com/site/gandhaha/jamal-garhi
Input: tmciolek, 21 May 2015
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 3 Jul 2015
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 Jamalgarhi monastery, PK.
Lat 34.321834 Long 72.068835
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2014.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Jamalgarhi monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Pakistan:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.321834 Long 72.068835 - based on visual identification of the Jamal Garhi Monastery site in satellite imagery & photographs, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 21 May 2015
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Takht-i-bhai (aka Takh-i-Bahi) monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Jamal Garhi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Jamal_Garhi.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 334.3173 Long 72.0698 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Jamal_Garhi.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- "The monastery dates back 2nd to 5th century A.D. A khroshti inscription was discovered during excavation accomplished in 1907-08 bare Samavat 359, which correspond to 275 A.D. The site is believed to have witnessed successively the rise and fall of the Indus-Partians, the Kushans and the Little Kushans, finally destroyed by the invasion of White Huns [5th century - tmciolek]."
https://sites.google.com/site/gandhaha/jamal-garhi
MBM chrono-tag <=200 dated-e - tmciolek 3 Jul 2015
MBM chrono-tag <=200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c dated-el - tmciolek 3 Jul 2015
12. Date-intermediate
- A khroshti inscription refers to Samavat 359, which correspond to 275 A.D. - https://sites.google.com/site/gandhaha/jamal-garhi
MBM chrono-tag 0267-99c dated-e - tmciolek 3 Jul 2015
13. Date-late
- The site was finally destroyed by the invasion of White Huns [5th century - tmciolek]- https://sites.google.com/site/gandhaha/jamal-garhi
MBM chrono-tag 0433-66c dated-l - tmciolek 3 Jul 2015
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
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]
18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery
19. Available Printed Literature
- Debala Mitra, Buddhist Monuments (Calcutta: M. Dutt Shishu Sahitya Samad, 1971), 131-132
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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