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This site is in the suburbs of Mangalore (Karnataka). It is today a Saivite temple but inscriptional evidence is convincing that it was originally a Buddhist monastery and converted sometime shortly before 1068 CE. The iconography suggests that it was Mahayana and dedicated to Manjusri.
See P.S. Jaini, "The disappearance of Buddhism and the survival of Jainism: A study in contrast" in Studies in the History of Buddhism, (ed.) A.K. Narain (Delhi, 1976), p.87.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Mar 29, 2009
Kadri Manjunatha Temple
The temple of Manjunatheshwara on the hills of Kadri is a very beautiful and popular temple in Mangalore. It is said to be built during the 10th or 11th century. It was converted to a complete stone structure during the 14th century.
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It is situated 4 Km. away from Nehru Maidan Bus Stand and hence is easily accessible.
http://www.mangalore.com/documents/kadri.html
Mangalore, India Page
Other names: Mangalur
World:India:State of Karnataka
Latitude 12.8667 Longitude 74.8833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Mangalore.html
Input by: tmciolek Mar 31, 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 Karadrika monastery, India.
lat=12.8667 long=74.8833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Karadrika monastery (Jaini 1976:87)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Karnataka
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 12.8667 Long 74.8833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Mangalore.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 12.8667 Long 74.8833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Mangalore.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana (Jaini 1976:87)
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
- 1068 AD (Jaini 1976:87)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- inscriptional
16. Additional notes
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