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"Nigrodhārāma was a Banyan grove near Kapilavastu, where a residence was provided for the Buddha when he visited the city in the first year after his Enlightenment. It belonged to a Sākyan named Nigrodha, who gave it to the Monastic Order. The Nigrodharama is located at the site of the modern Kudan village, about six kilometres south of Tilaurakot, the citadel of Kapilavastu. The precise location of Nigrodharama is at the following coordinates: 27.528186°N 83.040757°E"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigrodharama
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 3, 2009
Tilaurakot, Nepal Page
Other names: Tilaurākot
World:Nepal:Bagmati Zone
Latitude 27.5833 Longitude 83.0667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Tilaurakot.html
Final data (and their sources)
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 Nigrodharama monastery, NP.
lat=27.528186 long=83.040757
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Nigrodharama monastery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigrodharama
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Nepal:Bagmati Zone
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 27.528186 Long 83.040757 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigrodharama
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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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 27.5833 Long 83.0667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Tilaurakot.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
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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
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16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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