Raw data
The Buddhist complexes […] on the Krasnorechenski site, […] were adorned with … - Pugachenkova and Khakimov (1988:128)
"The second big and important center on the trade route was Navekat (Krasnorechensk settlement). Here also two Buddhist architectural monuments were discovered." - Goryacheva (n.d.)
Krasnaya Rechka, Kyrgyzstan Page
Other names: Krasnorechenskoye
World:Kyrgyzstan
Lat 42.9000 Long 74.9667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/00/Krasnaya_Rechka.html
"Buddhist sites have been found […] along the Krasnoya River tributary of the Chu River.
http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/study/islam/historical_interaction/overviews/hist_sketch_west_turkistan.html
"Navikat and the other towns of the Chuy Valley are mentioned by the Chinese pilgrim Hsuan Tsang, who visited the area in around 620 CE. The town of Krasnaya Rechka (Navikat) has long been one of the most important of all the urban settlements in the Chuy Valley and in the Tien-Shan region. Archaeological excavations in and around the town have revealed a Zoroastrian fire altar and grave site in the western suburbs, Nestorian Christian votive stones in the citadel, and two Buddhist temples south of the town walls."
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20431&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html
"The irregular mounds and softy eroded clay walls rippling off the valley floor are the remains of the Silk Road City of Navekat, which flourished from the 6th to the 12th centuries. The founders were Sogdians; Navekat means "new city" in Sogdian. Archaeologists have discovered remains of a Buddhist temple, a fortress, a Karakhanid palace complex, and Buddhist as well as Nestorian-Christian cemeteries." -
http://sitara.com/kyrgyz/tour.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 2, 2010
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 Navekat monastery, KG.
Lat 42.9150 Long 75.0090
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Navekat [monastery?] - http://buddhistdigest.blogspot.com/
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Kyrgyzstan:Chuy Oblasty
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Navikat monastery - http://sitara.com/kyrgyz/tour.html
- Krasnorechenski monastery - Pugachenkova and Khakimov (1988:128)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 42.9150 Long 75.0090 - based on the visual indetifications of ruins of the city of Navikat in satellite imagery, using maps.google.com - tmciolek, 3 Jul 2010.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Krasnaya Rechka [= "Red Stream, Red Brook"] - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/00/Krasnaya_Rechka.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Navekat - http://sitara.com/kyrgyz/tour.html
- Krasnorechenskoye - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/00/Krasnaya_Rechka.html
- Krasnorechenski - Pugachenkova and Khakimov (1988:128)
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 42.9000 Long 74.9667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/00/Krasnaya_Rechka.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 6th c. AD or later - http://sitara.com/kyrgyz/tour.html
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- No later than the 12th c. AD - http://sitara.com/kyrgyz/tour.html
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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