Raw data
"Other notable monasteries of Pala period were […] Pandita vihara […]."
http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:5t0BxqG_YxAJ:banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0644.htm
"One of the greatest centres of Buddhism in the sub-continent after the decline of Nalanda was Pandita Vihara located somewhere in Chittagong as the major establishment of the Tantric Mahayana school. Atish Dipankar Srijanan, the outstanding saint and philosopher and another scholar monk, Tilopa or Tilopad of Chittagong who had preached Buddhism in Bhutan studied in this Vihara." Barua (2005)
Chittagong, Bangladesh Page
Other names: Chittagong Ghat,Chôţţogram,Islamabad,Chottogram
World:Bangladesh:Chittagong Division
Lat 22.3331 Long 91.8364
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 16, 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 Pandita monastery, BD.
Lat 22.3331 Long 91.8364
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Pandita monastery - Barua (2005)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Bangladesh:Chittagong Division
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Pandita Vihara - Barua (2005)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 22.3331 Long 91.8364 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
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
- Chittagong Ghat - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
- Chôţţogram - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
- Islamabad - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
- Chottogram - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 22.3331 Long 91.8364 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/BG/84/Chittagong.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana - Barua (2005)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Tantra - Barua (2005)
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
- Tilopa or Tilopad of Chittagong who had preached Buddhism in Bhutan has studied in this Vihara - Barua (2005)
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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