Jayarampur monastery, (near) Bhograi, Orissa, IN

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)

Last updated: 27 Apr 2013

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.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=21.6667+87.3500+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Jayarampur%20monastery,%20IN)&ll=21.6667,87.3500&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Jayarampur monastery

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• India:State of Orissa

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• [missing data]

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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

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

• Bhograi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Bhograi.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Approx., Lat 21.6667 Long 87.3500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Bhograi.html

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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

• The copper plate records a grant for the building of a monastery on this site by a 6th century king. - DC

• MBM chrono-tag 0500-32 0533-66p 0567-99p - tmciolek 27 Apr 2013
• 0500-32 0533-66p 0567-99p dated-e

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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

• [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

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