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Liurong Monastery 六榕寺 in Guangzhou 廣州/Guangdong.
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
Temple of Six Banyan Trees located on Liurong Road was early built in 537 of Liang Dynasty. As another famous Buddhist temple of Guangzhou, Liurong Temple is not far away from Guangxiao Temple. Temple of Six Banyan Trees (above 1450 years old) was famous for its Hua Ta (Flower Pagoda) and its name.
http://www.etours.cn/china_city_guide/guangzhou_city_guide/temple_of_six_banyan_trees.php
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 2009
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 Liurong monastery, CN.
Lat 23.1267 Long 113.2600
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Liurong Monastery 六榕寺 - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Guangdong Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Liurong Si - http://www.livingworkshop.net/liurong.html
- Temple of Six Banyan Trees -http://www.etours.cn/china_city_guide/guangzhou_city_guide/temple_of_six_banyan_trees.php
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 23.1267 Long 113.2600 - est. from maps.google.com, tmciolek 21 Dec 2009.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Chih-Chih monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kouang-chou http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Fan-yü http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Kwangchow http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Kwang-chowfu http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Kuang-chou http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Canton http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Puyün http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Kuang-chou-shih http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Fan-yu http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- P'an-yü http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Shengcheng http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- P'an-yu http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Guangzhou Shi http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
- Puyun http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 23.1167 Long 113.2500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/30/Guangzhou.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana - http://www.livingworkshop.net/liurong.html
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Chan/Zen - http://www.livingworkshop.net/liurong.html
11. Date-early
- Est. 537 CE - http://www.etours.cn/china_city_guide/guangzhou_city_guide/temple_of_six_banyan_trees.php
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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