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"160. Paitava
Parwan Province. Fifteen kilometers southwest of Begram, four kilometers to the east of the Kabul-Charikar Road, fifty kilometers north Kabul.
Dates: Kushan period, 1st - 3rd century AD (stylistic)
Remains of a stupa monestery complex. Among the finds thus far: a carved stone (schist) relief of Maitreya Buddha (now in the Kabul Museum) and other sculpture. […] Lat 34.883333 Long 69.200000"
- DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#160 Paitava)
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 4, 2009
"To the south of the Hindu Kush, monasteries already flourished at Kapisa-Begram, Shotorak, and Paitava (2nd to 4th centuries) and Buddhist temples were established at Tepe Maranjan (4th to 5th centuries) in Kabul." - Maeda (n.d.)
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 6, 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 Paitava monastery, AF.
Lat 34.8833 Long 69.2000
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Paitava monastery - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#160 Paitava)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Afghanistan:Velayat-e Parvan
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.8833 Long 69.2000 - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#160 Paitava)
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Charaka monastery
- Kapisa monastic cluster
- Narasamgharama monastery
- Shotorak monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Begram http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
- Bagrām http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
- Bagrami http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
- Kapisa (Eitel 1888:40)
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 34.966667 Long 69.283333 adlgaz-1-1002949-69
- Approx. Lat 34.9661 Long 69.2547 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/00/Bagram.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- Kushan period, 1st - 3rd century AD (stylistic) - DoDLRMP and CEMML (2010:#160 Paitava)
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- 4th century AD - Maeda (n.d.)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological, art historical
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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