Raw data
The location of Vaishali is at the following coordinates: Coordinates: 25.986595° N 85.125589° E.
Places of Interest in Vaisali:
Relic stupa which contains the relics of Lord Mahavira.
Kutagarasala Vihara is the monastery where Buddha most frequently stayed while visiting Vaishali.
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http://www.indianetzone.com/4/vaisali.htm
… the city of Vaiśālī (Basarh in north Bihār). …
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/575702/Susunaga
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 2, 2009
Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 7, page 94 — Imperial Gazetteer …
situated in 25° 59 N. and 85° 8 E. Population (1901), 3,527. Basarh is identified with the capital of the ancient kingdom of Vaisali. …
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(i.e. lat 25.98333333, long 85.13333333)
Final data (and their sources)
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 Kutagarasala monastery, India.
lat=25.98333333 long=85.13333333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kutagarasala Vihara http://www.indianetzone.com/4/vaisali.htm
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Bihar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Kūtāgārasālā
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 25.98333333 Long 85.13333333 http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_100.gif
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [[[vaisali|Vaiśālī]] monastic cluster, (in) Basarh, Bihar, IN
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Bassahar (Eitel 1888:192-193)
- Vais’ali (Eitel 1888:192-193)
- Vaisali http://www.indianetzone.com/4/vaisali.htm
- Vaishali http://www.indianetzone.com/4/vaisali.htm
- Vesaliya (Eitel 1888:192-193)
- Videha (Eitel 1888:192-193)
- Wisala (Eitel 1888:192-193)
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 25.986595 Long 85.125589 http://www.indianetzone.com/4/vaisali.htm
- Approx. Lat 25.98333333 Long 85.13333333 http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_100.gif
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [Theravada?]
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
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16. Additional notes
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