Raw data
Xuanzang visited this site in January, 639 AD. he found 7 monasteries with 300 monks, various traditions. The site is located a Kajangala in Rajmahal District of Bengal.
Src: IN
Input by: SG January 22 2009
Chinese name: Ka-chu-wu-khi-lo (Kajangala, near Rajmahal)
http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/P_0323.htm
"Kajangala […] about 65-70 miles east of Champa, whose capital is known to have been close
to where the modern Bhagalpur now stands. This would fix that Kajangala at about 98° E. by 25° N. " (R. Davis 1904:87-88) [the longitude value of "about 98 degrees" must be an error. It should read "about 88 degrees" - tmc, 15 Jun 2010]
Input by: tmciolek Feb 24 2009
Rajmahal, India Page
Other names: Rājmahal
World:India:State of West Bengal
Latitude 25.0500 Longitude 87.8333
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Rajmahal.html
Input by: tmciolek Mar 5, 2009
Kajangala - Lat 25.0489 Long 87.83803 http://toolserver.org
Input by: tmciolek Jun 15 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Kajinghara monastery, India.
Lat 25.0489 Long 87.83803
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kajinghara monastery (Src: IN Input by: SG January 22 2009)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of West Bengal
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Kajangala http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/P_0323.htm
- Ka-chu-wu-khi-lo (Chinese name) http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/P_0323.htm
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. [Kajangala] Lat 25.000 Long 98.000 (Davis 1904:87-88) [the longitude value of "about 98 degrees" must be an error. It should read "about 88 degrees" - tmc, 15 Jun 2010]
- Approx. Kajangala - Lat 25.0489 Long 87.83803 http://toolserver.org
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 25.0500 Long 87.8333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Rajmahal.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
- 639 AD (Src: IN Input by: SG January 22 2009)
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
- pilgrimage account
16. Additional notes
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- 639 AD - 7 monasteries with 300 monks (Src: IN Input by: SG January 22 2009)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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