Kodavali monastery, (near) Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Raw data

"This Boudha Ramam belongs to Satavahana period at Kodavali in Gollaprolu mandal. A hill situated near to the village where Boudha Ramam constructed. This is one of the 84,000 Stupa constructed by Emperor Ashoka.
This Stupa supposed to have been constructed by Gouthami Putra Yagnasri, last emperor of Satavahana Dynasty. Kodavali Boudha Ramam was constructed for the Buddhist monks to come and stay at this place. Buddhist monks belongs to Mahayana. Even Acharya Nagarjuna have reached here from Sriparvatha.
Kodavali Boudha Ramam situated on 3 Kms away from the National Highway No 5, 65 Kms away from Rajahmundry and 45 Kms away from Kakinada."
http://www.riverbay.co.in/toutistspots.html

Kodavali, 9 miles NW of Pithapuram
http://books.google.com/books?id=vnO2BMPdYEoC&pg=PA11-IA2

Input by: tmciolek, Sep 4, 2009

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 29 Sep 2013

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.

Location of Kodavali monastery, IN.

General location of the Kodavali monastery, IN.
lat=17.160 long=82.1500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=17.160+82.1500+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Kodavali%20monastery,%20IN)&ll=17.160,82.1500&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Kodavali Monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • India:State of Andhra Pradesh

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 17.160 Long 82.1500 - est. from maps in http://maps.google.com, and Pithapuram's coords - tmciolek, 4 Sep, 2009.

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

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

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12. Date-intermediate

  • "This Boudha Ramam belongs to Satavahana period at Kodavali in Gollaprolu mandal. A hill situated near to the village where Boudha Ramam constructed. This is one of the 84,000 Stupa constructed by Emperor Ashoka.

This Stupa supposed to have been constructed by Gouthami Putra Yagnasri [ruled 167-196 AD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yajna_Sri_Satakarni], last emperor of Satavahana Dynasty. - http://www.riverbay.co.in/toutistspots.html

MBM chrono-tag <=0200 - tmciolek 06 Sep 2013
<=0200 0200-32p dated-x

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

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16. Additional notes

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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

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18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery

19. Available Printed Literature

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