Raw data
"The Southern Shaolin Monastery has rested at the foot of Mount Jiulian in the Xitianwei Town Licheng District of Putian for more than 1400 years, surrounded by many mountain ranges. The Monastery is the birthplace of “Southern Hand” which is one of the two major branches of the world-renowned Shaolin Kung fu. The monastery is a precious site of Chan cultural heritage and a holy sanctuary for Shaolin martial arts.
The predecessor of Southern Shaolin Monastery in Putian is “Lin Quan Yuan Monastery”, originally built around A.D.557 during the South Dynasty. ]…]
The Grand Master of Songshan Shaolin Monastery instructed them to build a monastery resembling Songshan Shaolin Monastery in the south to spread the Chan Buddhist philosophy native to Songshan Shaolin Monastery. Approved by the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, the Southern Shaolin Monastery was thus built in Jiu Lian Mountain."
http://www.longquanzs.org/eng/monasteries_4a.htm
" […] the southern Buddhist Shaolin Temple on the mountain Julianshan (Nine Lotus) in the Puliang-district in Fujian."
http://www.karateonmain.com/history.html
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 14, 2009
Xitianwei, China Page
World:China:Fujian Sheng
Lat 25.4667 Long 119.0500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/7/Xitianwei.html
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 20 Dec 2009
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Nanshaolin monastery, CN.
lat=25.5389 long=119.0410
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Nanshaolin Monastery - http://maps.google.com
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China: Fujian Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Southern Shaolin Monastery - http://www.longquanzs.org/eng/monasteries_4a.htm
- Lin Quan Yuan Monastery - http://www.longquanzs.org/eng/monasteries_4a.htm
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat: 25.5389 Long:119.0410 visual identification of the monastery in maps, http://maps.google.com - tmciolek, 20 Dec 2009
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 25.4667 Long 119.0500 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/7/Xitianwei.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
11. Date-early
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]
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