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

Shifang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Fangting.html

7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

Fangting - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Fangting.html
Shih-fang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Fangting.html
Shih-fang-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Fangting.html

8. The settlement's coordinates

Approx. Lat 31.1277 Long 104.1665 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/32/Fangting.html

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

[missing data]

11. Date-early

First built in 709 AD - http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=47,6750,0,0,1,0#.UjPOVRb1ifQ

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