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Longhua Monastery 龍華寺 south of Shanghai and was erected during the Song Dynasty, but reconstructed during Qing 清.
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
The Longhua Temple (Chinese: 龙华寺; pinyin: Lónghúa Sì, literally "Lustre of the Dragon Temple") is a Buddhist Temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha located in Shanghai, China. Although most of the present-day buildings date from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural design of a Song Dynasty monastery of the Buddhist Chan sect.
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The Longhua Temple is located on the Longhua area (formerly Longhua township) of Shanghai (named after the temple). Its street address is No. 2853 Longhua Road (Longhua Lu).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 2009
"Long Hua Pagoda 龙华塔 […] sits right next to the Long Hua Temple (龙华寺). They were both built in Song Dynasty(宋朝) more than a thousand years ago. The pagoda is tall and slim. Its height is 40 meters. It is called the crown of the pagodas in Shanghai." - http://www.allaboutsh.com/Attractions/SS_List_CT.php
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 02, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 02 Apr 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 Longhua monastery, CN.
Lat 31.173972, Long 121.4518
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Longhua Monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Shanghai Shi
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Longhua Monastery 龍華寺 - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
- 龙华寺 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
- Lónghúa Sì - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
- Long Hua Temple (龙华寺) - http://www.allaboutsh.com/Attractions/SS_List_CT.php
- Lustre of the Dragon Temple - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
- In 1064, renamed as Kong Xiang Temple - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
- the original name Longhua Temple was restored in the Ming Dynasty - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 31.173972, Long 121.4518 - based on visual identification of the site in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek 18 Dec 2009.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Jing'an monastery.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Shang-hai-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/23/Shanghai.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 31.2222 Long 121.4581 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/23/Shanghai.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Initially a ??? monastery, subsequently Chan/Zen - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
11. Date-early
- First build in 242 CE - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
- MBM chrono-tag 0233-66c - tmciolek 2 Apr 2013
- 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 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
- Destroyed by war towards the end of the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in 977 AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
13. Date-late
- In use in early 21 c. CE - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhua_Temple
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 2 Apr 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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