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Mathura is a very old Buddhist site, giving its name to a distinctive sculptural style. At the time of Xuanzang there were 20 monasteries with about 2000 monks, some Hinayana and some Mahayana. He visited the site in October, 635 AD. Mathura is still a site in modern-day U.P.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Jan 22 2009
Mathura, India Page
Other names: Muttra
World:India:State of Uttar Pradesh
Lat 27.5000 Long 77.6833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Mathura.html
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 3 2009
Final data (and their sources)
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 Mathura monastic cluster, India.
lat=27.5000 long=77.6833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Mathura monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Uttar Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 27.5000 Long 77.6833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Mathura.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
A Tibetan history of Buddhism (1608 CE) lists "Sira" and Saravati as two of the monasteries in the Mathura cluster.
See Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India, Lama Chimpa and Alaka Chattopadhyaya (trans.) and Debiprasad Cahttopadhyaya (ed.), (Simla: Institute for Advanced Studies, 1970), p.34, 79.
Other names of monasteries on the area were Upagupta, Guha, and Natika and Nata.
See T. Watters, On Yuan Chwangs (Yuan-chuang's) Travels in India (A.D. 629 - 645) (reprinted edition Delhi: , 1961) I, 309.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 27.5000 Long 77.6833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Mathura.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 635 AD (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
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
- pilgrim account
16. Additional notes
- In 635 AD - 20 monasteries with about 2,000 monks (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)
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