Raw data
"[Ashoka's successor] Jalauka created a big vihara, the Krityashramavihara, in the vicinity of Varahamula (Baramulla), which was still existing as late as the 11th century. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Kashmir
Kitsahom / Keechashrama / Krityashrama / Kichashrama - Dutt (1993:278, 291)
"[The Krityashrama] site has been identified with the place known as Kitsahom which is situated five miles below Baramulla district of Kashmir. " - (Kaul :160)
Input: tmciolek Jul 17 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 17 Jul 2013
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 Krityashrama monastery, IN.
Lat 34.18745 Long 74.26238
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Krityashrama monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Keechashrama - Dutt (1993:278, 291)
- Kichashrama - Dutt (1993:278, 291)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.18745 Long 74.26238 - an arbitrary spot on an uncultivated southern slope of a mountain on the northern bank of Jehlum river (using Kitshom coordinates Lat 34.1667 Long 74.2667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Kitshom.html) - tmciolek, 17 Jul 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Kashmir Valley monastic cluster
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kitsahom - Dutt (1993:278, 291)
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.1667 Long 74.2667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Kitshom.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Founded by Ashoka's successor, Jalauka - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Kashmir
MBM chrono-tag <=0200 - tmciolek 17 Jul 2013
<=0200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- The monastery was still existing in the 11th century. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Kashmir
MBM chrono-tag 1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p - tmciolek 17 Jul 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery
19. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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