Raw data
This group of 66 caves includes an assembly hall and is located southwest of the town of Karad (Maharashtra), near the Koyan River. They date from the first century BCE, occupied prehaps through the first century CE and were not occupied in the later Mahayana revival. The caves are small soth at the number of monks was probably not more than 50.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.197. Ahir (2003:197)
Src: IN
Input by: SG Apr 1, 2009
Karad, India Page
Other names: Karād
World:India:State of Maharashtra
Latitude 17.2833 Longitude 74.2000
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Karad.html
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 Karad monastery, IN.
lat=17.2833 long=74.2000
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Karād monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Maharashtra
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 17.2833 Long 74.2000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Karad.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 17.2833 Long 74.2000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Karad.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [Theravada?]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 1st c. BC - Ahir (2003:197)
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- 1st c. AD - Ahir (2003:197)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
- 66 small caves, suggestive a population of no more than 50 monks - Ahir (2003:197)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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