Luohan-2 monastery, (in) Shifang, Sichuan, CN

Raw data

"Sichuan, China — Buddhist temples are not normally associated with obstetrics. Since the May 12 earthquake, however, 81 infants have been born in Luohan Temple, first built in AD 709, in the small earthquake-hit city of Shifang in Sichuan province." - http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=47,6750,0,0,1,0#.UjPOVRb1ifQ

"Coordinates:   31°8'5"N   104°10'2"E" [= 31.13472; 104.16722 - tmc]
http://wikimapia.org/22007658/Luohan-temple

Input by: tmciolek Sep 14 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 14 Sep 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.

Location of Luohan-2 monastery, CN.

General location of the Luohan-2 monastery, CN.
Lat 31.13550 Long 104.16682
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=31.13550+104.16682+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Luohan2%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=31.13550,104.16682&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Luohan-2 monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Sichuan Sheng

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • LuoHan Temple (罗汉寺) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifang‎

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx. Lat 31.13550 Long 104.16682 - based on visual identification [guided by http://wikimapia.org/22007658/Luohan-temple] of the Luohan-2 site in maps/satellite imagery & Panoramio photographs, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 14 Sep 2013.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

  • [missing data]

6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • [missing data]

11. Date-early

MBM chrono-tag: 0700-32c - tmciolek 14 Sep 2013
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

MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 14 Sep 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. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery


19. 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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