Raw data
Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa (Klud-kyil) - 1065
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
Likir - a fort monastery on the Central Tibetan pattern. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhankar_Gompa
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 07, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 21 Mar 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Likir monastery, IN.
lat=34.2935 long=77.2150
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.2935+77.2150+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Likir%20monastery,%20IN)&ll=34.2935,77.2150 &spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Likir Monastery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Likir Gompa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
- Klud-kyil Gompa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
- The name Likir means "The Naga - Encircled" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.2935 Long 77.2150 - based on the visual identification of the monastery in maps.google.com, 7 Mar 2012 - tmciolek
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Alchi monastery
- Mangyu monastery
- Sumda Chun monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Saspul - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Saspul_Gompa.html
- The monastery is situated at the edge of the Likir village.
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.2500 Long 77.1500 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Saspul_Gompa.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Est. 1065 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
- MBM chrono-tag 1033-66c - tmciolek 21 Mar 2013
- 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- "The monastery currently [in the early 2000s - tmciolek] has approximately 120 Buddhist monks and a school, in which almost thirty students study." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 21 Mar 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]
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