Raw data
When the Archaeological Survey of India examined the Buddhist shrines of Pagan in 1903 one of the most prominent stupas was the Ananda Pagoda built in 1090 AD by King Kyanzittha. It consisted of four stories. Almost certainly there was a significant community of monks near this large a stupa. The next large stupa built in Pagan (12th Century) had quarters for monks built into it. ASI Annual Report 1903/4
Src: Myanmar
Input by: SG Feb 19 2009
"Pagan (deserted settlement) Coordinates: Lat: 21.1667 Long: 94.8500
Note: Known as the "City of 4 Million Pagodas," it has 5000 temples & pagodas devoted to Theravada Buddhism, most built between the 11th & 13th cen. when the city was the political & cultural center of the Burmese empire; succeeded by Ava, 14th cen.
Hierarchical Position: Myanmar (nation) Mandalay (national division) Pagan (deserted settlement)" - TGN [Thesaurus of Geographical Names]. n.d. Record ID:7002172
Input by: tmciolek Mar 5 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Pagan monastic cluster, Myanmar.
lat=21.1667 long=94.8500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Pagan monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Myanmar:Mandalay Division
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. [Pagan, the deserted settlement] Lat 21.1667 Long 94.8500 (TGN. n.d. Record ID:7002172)
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
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 21.1667 Long 94.8667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BM/8/Pagan2.html
- Approx. (deserted settlement) Lat 21.1667 Long 94.8500 (TGN. n.d. Record ID:7002172)
- Approx. Lat 21.166668 Long 94.866669 (Austin 1983:70)
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada (TGN. n.d. Record ID:7002172)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- 1000s AD (TGN. n.d. Record ID:7002172)
13. Date-late
- 1300s CE (TGN. n.d. Record ID:7002172)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological, texts, inscriptions
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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