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JieTai Temple (JieTai Si) : This temple is just 10 east of Tanzhe temple and 35 km west of Beijing. The name of the temple means 'Temple of the Ordination Altar' and is derived from the popular Ming Marble ordination altar which was constructed some 1,300 years ago. The temple itself was first constructed in the year 622 when the Tang dynasty was in power. However, most of the building that stand today were constructed during Qing dynasty.
http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/china/temples/tanzhe-temple.html
Located in the western suburb, some 40 km away form downtown Beijing, this scenic tourist spot includes two millennial monasteries, covering a total area of 73 square km. The Tanzhe monastery, built 1500 years ago when Buddhism was first introduced into Beijing, is surrounded by mountains clad with towering, ancient trees and dotted by age-old temples with 75 Buddha towers strewn on the southern mountain slope. The Jietai Monastery has a history of 1300 years […] Tan Zhe and Jie Tai Monasteries Mentougou District Beijing, China.
http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/Tan+Zhe+and+Jie+Tai+Monasteries-Beijing-attractions--China
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 24, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 28 Apr 2013
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 Jietai monastery, CN.
lat=39.8688 long=116.0799
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Jietai Monastery - http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/Tan+Zhe+and+Jie+Tai+Monasteries-Beijing-attractions--China
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China: Beijing Shi
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- JieTai Temple - http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/china/temples/tanzhe-temple.html
- JieTai Si - http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/china/temples/tanzhe-temple.html
- Temple of the Ordination Altar - http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/china/temples/tanzhe-temple.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat: 39.86888 Long:116.0799, based on visual identification of the monastery's site in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 8 Sep 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- The nearby Tanzhe monastery.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Men-t'ou-kou - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/22/Mentougou.html
- Men-t'ou-kou-ho-t'an - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/22/Mentougou.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 39.9392 Long 116.0917 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/22/Mentougou.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- MBM chrono-tag 0600-32c - tmciolek 28 Apr 2013
- 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- The name of the temple means 'Temple of the Ordination Altar' and is derived from the popular Ming Marble ordination altar which was constructed some 1,300 years ago. […] most of the building that stand today were constructed during Qing dynasty.
http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/china/temples/tanzhe-temple.html
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 28 Apr 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- architectural
16. Additional notes
final data (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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