Northern Temple Caves monastery, (near) Xiaojin, Gansu, CN

Raw data

A spot called "The Northern Temple Caves" in http://maps.google.com/maps
Input by: tmciolek, Jun 27, 2011

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 29 Jan 2014

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 Northern Temple Caves monastery, CN.
Lat 35.5920 Long 107.6353
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2011.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.5920+107.6353+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Northern%20%Temple20Caves%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=35.5920,107.6353&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• The Northern Temple Caves in http://maps.google.com/maps

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• China:Gansu Sheng

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• Beishikusi - http://maps.google.com/maps (not to be confused with the Beishikusi monastery, aka. Beishiku monastery, (near) Xigouquan, Gansu, CN)

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx., Lat 35.5920 Long 107.6353 - based on the visual identification of the site in http://maps.google.com/maps - tmciolek, 17 Jul 2011.

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• South Cave monastery

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

• Xiaojin - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Siau-tschön - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html
• Syaotszin'chzhen' - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html
• Hsiao-chin - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html
• Hsiao-chin-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html
• Syaotszin’chzhen’ - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html
• Siau-tschon - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html
• Xiaojinzhen - http://maps.google.com/maps

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Approx., Lat 35.5853 Long 107.6461 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/15/Xiaojin.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Mayahana

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

• [missing data]

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11. Date-early

• est. 509 CE - http://www.hefu.biz/north-cave-temple-gansu-qingyang-tourism-north-cave-temple-gansu-qingyang-tickets-and-pictures-about-china-tourism/3254/

MBM chrono-tag 0500-32c - tmciolek 26 Oct 2012
0500-32c 0533-66p dated-e

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12. Date-intermediate

• [missing data]

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13. Date-late

• [missing data]

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

• [missing data]

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

• [missing data]

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16. Additional notes

• [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

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

• [missing data]

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