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Xuanzang visited this site in August, 636 AD. He found 4 monasteries with 1000 monks practicing the Sammitiya system. The location is "Sankasya in U.P."
Src: IN
Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
Sankasya, India Page
Other names: Sankāsya
World:India:State of Uttar Pradesh
Latitude 27.3333 Longitude 79.3667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Sankasya.html
Input by: tmciolek Apr 13, 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 Kapitha monastery, IN.
lat=27.3333 long=79.3667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kapitha monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Uttar Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 27.3333 Long 79.3667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Sankasya.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 27.3333 Long 79.3667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Sankasya.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Sammitiya
11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
636 CE
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
- pilgrim account
16. Additional notes
- 4 monasteries, 1000 monks
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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