Raw data
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 [=Rahula] , is said to have danced a "ghost dance" to mark his birthday."
http://www.foreignercn.com/bbs/redirect.php?tid=30915&goto=lastpost
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 16, 2009
“The Temple of Rahula (Luohou Si), 1km/.5mi east of the Temple of the Manifestation [= Xiantong ], was originally built during the Tang period (618-907), but re-built in 1492. All the buildings and statues are from the latter period. According to tradition, every year on the 14th day of the sixth lunar month Rahula, son of Shakyamuni, would organize a masked ball to mark the anniversary of Manrushri's birth.” - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 07, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 07 Mar 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Luohou monastery, CN.
Lat 39.00967 Long 113.59523
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
- Temple of Rahula - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
- Luohou Si - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
- 罗睺寺 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/47420698
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 39.00967 Long 113.59523 - based on the visual identification of a temple complex, which *could* be the Luohou complex, satellite imagery and http://www.panoramio.com/photo/47420698, http://maps.google.com/maps - tmciolek, 07 Mar 2013. [Note that the coordinates attached to the Panoramio photograph, namely 39° 0' 28.95" N 113° 35' 25.41" E [= Lat 39.00804 Long 113.59039] - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/47420698] are *not* correct, tmciolek, 07 Mar 2013]
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Foguan monastery
- Jinge monastery
- Nanchan-1 monastery
- Tayuan monastery
- Xiantong monastery
- Wutai Mt. monastic cluster
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- T'ai-huai-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Taihuai.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 39.0944 Long 113.5894 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Taihuai.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana? or Vajrayana?
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- A Tang period (618-907) construction - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
- MBM chrono-tag: 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p 0700-32p 0733-66p 0767-99p 0800-32p 0833-66p 0867-99p 0900-32p - tmciolek 07 Mar 2013
- 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99p 0700-32p 0733-66p 0767-99p 0800-32p 0833-66p 0867-99p 0900-32p 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
- Re-built in 1492 - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
- MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 07 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]
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