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A small octogonal pagoda topped by nine pagodas en miniature from the Tang Dynasty 唐 can be found at Lingjiu Mountain 靈鷲山 near the town Liubu 柳埠 at Licheng 歷城/Shandong. The Monastery is called after the pagoda - Nine Pagoda Monastery (Jiutasi 九塔寺). http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
Liubu, China Page
Other names: Liupu
World:China:Shandong Sheng
Lat 36.4500 Long 117.1333
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/25/Liubu.html
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 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 Jiutasi monastery, CN.
Lat 36.4500 Long 117.1333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Jiutasi monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Shandong Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Nine Pagoda Monastery (Jiutasi 九塔寺). http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 36.4500 Long 117.1333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/25/Liubu.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
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 36.4500 Long 117.1333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/25/Liubu.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
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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