Raw data
Lowatö Jamkhang, the third and oldest of the group of Jampa Pan Sum monasteries in the Phenpo valley - McCue (2010:123)
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 15, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 16 Mar 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 Lowatö Jamkhang monastery, CN.
Lat 29.98599 Long 91.00722
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Lowatö Jamkhang monastery - McCue (2010:123)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Xizang Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.98599 Long 91.00722 - based on possible visual identification of the Lowatö Jamkhang as a complex of buildings in the area of a village Lapangang (a Chin. language echo of the name "Lowatö Jamkhang"?) in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2013.
- Alternatively, but less likely, it could be
- Approx. Lat 29.96764 Long 91.02752 - i.e. coords. corresponding to a set of ruins in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Gyel Lhakhang monastery
- Rakma Jamkhang monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Pangduoxiang - http://maps.google.com/
- P'ang-to - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Phongdo - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pondo Dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P’ang-to-tsung - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Phang-do Dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P'ang-to-tsung - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Lhünzhub - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Phongdo Dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P’ang-to-ch’eng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pongdo-dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pondocun - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Lin-chou - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P'ang-to-ch'eng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pon-do-dsong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Lhunzhub - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P’ang-to - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 30.2000 Long 91.3000 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Founded as the second monastery in the series of Jampa Pan Sum monasteries : oldest - Lowatö Jamkhang (before 1012 CE); middle - Gyel Lhakhang (1012 CE); youngest - Rakma Jamkhang (1050 CE) - McCue (2010:122)
- MBM chrono-tag 0967-99p 1000-32p - tmciolek 16 Mar 2013
- 0967-99p 1000-32p 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- A very reference to the site in McCue (2010:122) seems to suggest that the monastery was active in the 2000s - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2013.
- * MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 16 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]
18. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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