Raw data
This site is known from a single copper plate grant. Jayaram is located near Bhogarai in Balasore District, Orissa, India. The copper plate records a grant for the building of a monastery on this site by a 6th century king. No archaeological evidence has been located. DC Sircar, 'Two Sailobhava Grants from Bhanpur', Epigrahica Indica, XXIX, 1951=52, pp.38-43.
Src: India
Input by: SG Feb 20 2009
Bhograi, India Page
World:India:State of Orissa
Latitude 21.6667 Longitude 87.3500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Bhograi.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 Jayarampur monastery, IN.
lat=21.6667 long=87.3500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Jayarampur monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Orissa
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 21.6667 Long 87.3500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Bhograi.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 21.6667 Long 87.3500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Bhograi.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
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16. Additional notes
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