Palembang monastery, (in) Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, ID

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"The greatest of Malay empires, Sri Vijaya, had its beginning at Palembang which lying at the south of Sumatra dominated the Straits of Sunda. With its capital at Bukit Seguntang [in the city of Palembang], the Buddhist pilgrim I-Tsing in 671 A.D. described it as an important centre of Buddhist learning, with more than a thousand monks devoting their days to study and good works."
http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/hindu.htm

"At the end of the seventh century, Yi-jing, a Buddhist pilgrim from China, visited Sumatra, which was part of the Srivijaya kingdom. He found that Buddhism was widely accepted by the people and Palembang, the capital of Srivijaya, was an important centre for Buddhist learning. Yi-jing studied there for some time before continuing on his journey to India."
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/southeast.htm

Input by: tmciolek, Aug 27, 2010

Yi Jing (635-713) praised the high level of Buddhist scholarship in Srivijaya and advised Chinese monks to study there prior to making the journey to the great institution of learning, Nalanda Vihara, India. He wrote:
In the fortified city of Bhoga, Buddhist priests number more than 1,000, whose minds are bent on learning and good practice. They investigate and study all the subjects that exist just as in India; the rules and ceremonies are not at all different. If a Chinese priest wishes to go to the West in order to hear and read the original scriptures, he had better stay here one or two years and practice the proper rules.[2] [….] Tang Dynasty Buddhist scholar Yi Jing (Chinese: 三藏法師義淨) (635-713 CE) travelled to Srivijaya in 687 CE. He stayed there for two years to translate original Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit to Chinese. Yi Jing's visits to Srivijaya gave him the opportunity to meet with others who had come from other neighboring islands. According to him, the Javanese kingdom of Ho-ling was due east of the city of Bhoga at a distance that could be spanned by a 4–5 days journey by sea." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana_Buddhism_in_Southeast_Asia

Bhoga, another name for Palembang - Azra (2006:153)
Input by: tmciolek, Oct 01, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 01 Oct 2013

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.

Location of Palembang monastery, ID.

General location of the Palembang monastery, ID.
Lat -2.991108 Long 104.756733
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.


Google Map link:

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name


2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • Indonesia:Propinsi Sumatera Selatan

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates


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

  • Bhoga - Azra (2006:153)

8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition


10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

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12. Date-intermediate

MBM chrono-tag 0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32p - tmciolek 01 Oct 2013
0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32p dated-x


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

  • Pilgrimage account, archaeological

16. Additional notes


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