Raw data
Kwa Bahal, in Patan = "richest Buddh vihara Patan’s: 3.cent Hariti, 9.cent bronzes, second floor Tibet gompa" - Gross (1999) [i.e. his website The Monuments of Kathmandu Valley - Plans and Tables of the Monuments of its Principal Towns and Sites.]
Input by: tmciolek, 20 Nov 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 Kwa Bahal monastery, NP.
Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kwa Bahal monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Nepal:Bagmati Zone
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. - Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Pathan monastic cluster
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Yala - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
- Lalitapura - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
- Pātan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
- Lalitpur - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly - Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana?
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
- Archaeological, art history.
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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