Raw data
When Xuanzang visited Kulu in the early decades of the seventh century he recorded that there were about twenty monasteries in Kulu Valley with 1000 resident monks. See Beal trans. of the Si-yu-ki, pp. 176-178.
Src: India
Input by: SG Jan 21 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulu_valley
Input by: tmciolek Feb 23 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 Kulu Valley monastic cluster, IN.
Lat 31.9667 Long 77.1000
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kulu Valley monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country
- India: State of Himachal Pradesh.
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 31.9667 Long 77.1000 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kulu.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kullu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulu_valley#Kullu_Valley
- Kul-anti-peetha - "the end of the habitable world" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulu_valley#Kullu_Valley
- Sultānpur - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kulu.html
- Sultanpur - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kulu.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 31.9667 Long 77.1000 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Kulu.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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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
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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
- Approx 20 monasteries with 1,000 monks.
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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