Raw data
Manchikallu is located on the bank of a tributary of the Krishna, two miles from the village of Rentachintala, Andhra Pradesh, India. There are remains of a monastery close to the water and two more on a nearby hill. These monasteries are nearby Amaravati and could reasonably be part of the complex.
P.R. Ramchandra Rao, Andhra Sculpture (Hyderabad, Akshari, 1981) 106.
Input by: Stewart Gordon 15 Apr 2015
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 23 May 2015
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Manchikallu monastic cluster, IN.
Lat 16.501707 Long 79.541136
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2014.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Manchikallu monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: Adhra Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 16.501707 Long 79.541136 - based on based on visual identification of the monastic site by the stream/rivulet in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 23 May 2015.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Goli monastery
- Nagarjunakonda monastic cluster
- Amaravati monastic cluster
- Rentala monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Rentachintala - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Rentachintala.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 16.5525 Long 79.5533 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Rentachintala.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
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
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]
18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery
19. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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