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This site remains a Buddhist monastic site in a tiny isolated village in Himachal Predesh. It is located at 9600 feet in Kinnaur District. The site is 186 miles from Simla, 33 miles beyond Kalpa, the district headquarters. It is two miles off the Hindustan-Tibet highway. One of the temple complexes and one of the monasteries date back to the 11th century, the others are 12th century and later. The site is wholly Tibetan Buddhism. See Ahir, p.p. 125-26.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Feb 27 2009
Kalpa, India Page
Other names: Chīni, Chini
World:India
Latitude 31.5333 Longitude 78.2500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kalpa.html
Acc. to Google Earth, a spot on the road 33 miles (along the road) N of Kalpa (31.5333, 78.2500 from www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kalpa.html) is situated at lat: 31.754116, long: 78.610518. On both sides of the road cultivated fields can be seen (hence, the presence of human settlements there is highly likely). - tmc, 3 Mar 2009.
Kalpa is a small town located in the Sutlej River Valley, above Recong Peo in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, in the Indian Himalaya. Inhabited by Kinnauri people and famous for its apple orchards. Apples are a major cash-crop for the region. The local inhabitants follow a syncretism of Hinduism and Buddhism, and many temples in Kalpa are dedicated to both Hindu and Buddhist gods & goddesses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa,_Himachal_Pradesh
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 3, 2009.
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 Kanum monastery, India.
lat=31.754116 long=78.610518
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kanum monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: State of Uttarakhand
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. lat 31.754116 long 78.610518 - tmciolek's estimate of 3 Mar 2009 from the Google Earth data.
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
- Chīni http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kalpa.html
- Chini http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kalpa.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly lat 31.5333 long 78.2500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kalpa.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 1200 CE
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- 2000 CE
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- textual, architectural
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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