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This was a large and active seaport until perhaps the fifteenth century, It is located in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu. The earliest note of it in a text is in the sixth century. In the eight century the Pallava king built a monastery for Chinese monks and traders. Important connections with China, Burma, and Sri Lanka. The latest of the sculptures from the site date to the seventeenth century.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.244.
Src: IN
Input by: SG , Apr 6, 2009
Nagappattinam, India Page
Other names: Negapainttam City,Negapattinam,Nāgappattinam,Nagapattinam,Nagapatinam,Negapatam
World:India:State of Tamil Nadu
Latitude 10.7667 Longitude 79.8333
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
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 Nagapattam monastery, IN.
lat=10.7667 long=79.8333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Nagapattam monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Tamil Nadu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 10.7667 Long 79.8333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Nagappattinam - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
World:India:State of Tamil Nadu
- Exactly, Lat 10.7667 Long 79.8333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Negapainttam City - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
- Negapattinam - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
- Nāgappattinam - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
- Nagapattinam - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
- Nagapatinam - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
- Negapatam - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 10.7667 Long 79.8333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Nagappattinam.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 500s AD - Ahir (2003:244)
12. Date-intermediate
- 700s AD - Ahir (2003:244)
13. Date-late
- 1400s AD - Ahir (2003:244)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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