Raw data
This monastery is known only from a single inscription found at Mandasor (also known as Dasapura) and dated 467 CE. It record the building of a stupa on the grounds of the existing monastery named Lokottare. Mandasor is located 80 km from Chittorgarh (Rajasthan).
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.232.
Src: IN
Input by: SG, Apr 3, 2009
Acc. to a Sanskrit inscription of 467 "Dattabhatta, commander of the forces of Prabhakara, a Gupta feudary prince, made a gift of a well, a water-stall, a Buddhist stupa and a garden to a Buddhist Lokottara monastery at Mandasore in central India […]."
Deheijia (2009:6)
Mandsaur, India Page
Other names: Mandasor
World:India:State of Madhya Pradesh
Latitude 24.0667 Longitude 75.0667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Mandsaur.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jun 21, 2010
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 Lokottare monastery, IN.
lat=24.0667 long=75.0667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Lokottara monastery - Deheijia (2009:6)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Madhya Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 24.0667 Long 75.0667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Mandsaur.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Mandasor - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Mandsaur.html
- Dasapura - Ahir (2003:232)
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 24.0667 Long 75.0667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Mandsaur.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 467 AD - Ahir (2003:232)
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
- inscription - Ahir (2003:232)
16. Additional notes
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