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Luohou Temple
This lamaist temple is located east of Xiantong Monastery. First built in the Tang Dynasty and expanded during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is one of the best-preserved monasteries on Mount Wutai. On June 14 of the lunar calendar, believed to be the birthday of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, one of his disciples, Luo Hou, is said to have danced a "ghost dance" to mark his birthday. Thereafter, on that day, monks performed a masked dance from dawn to dusk to the rhythmic beating of cymbals and drums.
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Wutaishan, China Page
World:China:Shanxi Sheng
Lat 39.0667 Long 113.5833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Wutaishan.html
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 16, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Luohou monastery, CN.
lat=39.0667 long=113.5833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Luohou monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Shanxi Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 39.0667 Long 113.5833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Wutaishan.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
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 39.0667 Long 113.5833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Wutaishan.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- mahayana? or Vajrayana?
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
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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
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16. Additional notes
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