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Xuanzang visited this site in January, 637 AD. He found 50 monasteries with 10,000 monks representing several Buddhist traditions. Magadha is still a town in Bihar.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
Acc to http://wikitravel.org/en/Bihar , Mediaeval Magadha = today's town of Bihar.
Input by: tmciolek Apr 6 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 20 Sep 2013
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 Magadha monastic cluster, IN.
lat=25.1833 long=85.5167
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Magadha monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Bihar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 25.1833 Long 85.5167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Bihar Sharif - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Bihār - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
- Bihār Sharīf- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
- Behar - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
- Bihar - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 25.1833 Long 85.5167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- Visited by Xuanzang in in January, 637 AD - stewart gordon
MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek 20 Sep 2013
0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Pilgrimage account
16. Additional notes
- In 637 AD - 50 monasteries with 10,000 monks
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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