Maijishan Grottoes monastery, (near) Tianshui, Gansu, CN

Raw data

Other examples for the solitary monasteries are […] Maijishan 麥積山 near Tianshui 天水/Gansu,
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

The Maijishan Grottoes
Located Southeast of Tianshyui City in Gansu Province on a 142 meters high hill named Maijishan, meaning "Wheat-pile Hill". Work on the grottoes started in the late 4th century and continued through successive North Wei (386-534 A.D.) and Song (960-1279 A.D.) dynasties until the 19th century. There are 194 existing caves, in which are preserved more than 7,000 sculptures made of terra cotta and over 1,000 square meters of murals.
http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

Coords: Lat 34.352222, Long 106.002778
http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Maijishan_Grottoes&params=34_21_08_N_106_00_10_E_region:CN_type:landmark_source:dewiki
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 16, 2009

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 01 Oct 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

General location of the Maijishan monastery, CN.
Lat 34.352222 Long 106.002778
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.352222+106.002778+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Maijishan%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=34.352222,106.002778&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Maijishan 麥積山 monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• China:Gansu Sheng

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• Wheat-pile Hill monastery - http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx., Lat 34.352222, Long 106.002778 - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Maijishan_Grottoes&params=34_21_08_N_106_00_10_E_region:CN_type:landmark_source:dewiki

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• [missing data]

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

• Tianshui - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Tianshui.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Tianshuibu - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Tianshui.html
• T'ien-shui - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Tianshui.html

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Approx., Lat 37.1467 Long 106.7806 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Tianshui.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Mahayana

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

• [missing data]

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11. Date-early

• Est. late 300s CE - http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

MBM chrono-tag 0367-99c - tmciolek 01 Oct 2013
0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 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

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12. Date-intermediate

• Active during the North Wei (386-534 A.D.) and Song (960-1279 A.D.) dynasties and until the 19th century - - http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

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13. Date-late

• Active till the 19th c. - http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 01 Oct 2013

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

• [missing data]

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

• [missing data]

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16. Additional notes

• 194 existing caves - http://www.remyc.com/maijishan.html

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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

• [missing data]

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