Nhu Baha monastery, (in) Patan, Bagmati Zone, NP

Raw data

This site is in Patan. Now, it is a ruined monastery with only part of the front facade remaining. A clue to its age is an inscription that it was repaired in 1462 CE. the building appears to be small, with room for no more than 15 monks.

See See Kathmandu Valley: The Preservation of Physical Environment and Cultural Heritage, A Protective Inventory (Vienna: Anton Schroll & Co,1975), II, p. 152.

Src: Nepal

Input by: Stewart Gordon , Sep 20, 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 Nhu Baha monastery, NP.
Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=27.6667+85.3333+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Nhu%20Baha%20monastery,%20NP)&ll=27.6667,85.3333&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Nhu Baha monastery

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• Nepal:Bagmati Zone

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• Bahal Courtyard

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx - Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

Patan cluster

6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

• Patan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Yala - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
• Lalitapura - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
• Pātan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
• Lalitpur - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Exactly - Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Mahayana

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

• 1200 CE (?)

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12. Date-intermediate

• 1462 CE

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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

• archaeology, one insciption

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16. Additional notes

final data (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….

• about 15 monks

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

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