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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-1 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)
Last updated: 05 Aug 2013
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
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
- Approx., 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
MBM chrono-tag 0533-66c - tmciolek 26 Jul 2013
0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- In existence in the 21st century - http://thewanderist.com/2010/07/12/temples-of-guangzhou-guangxiao-liurong/
MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 26 Jul 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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