Raw data
"Jambil Valley
At Panrh (or Pahn) on the east side of the Jambil Khwarh [river] are a stupa and a monastery from the 1st to 5th centuries Ad. There is allegedly a path and a bridge about 1.5 km beyond Butkara [stupa] number 3, or go three km out Haji Baba road from Mingora bazaar. Further out at Loebanrh, on the west side, are an Aryan graveyard from the 2nd to 1st Millennia BC and a 3rd to 4th century AD stupa." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Sharif
Panr, Pakistan Page
Other names: Pānr
World:Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
Lat 34.7636 Long 72.3783
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Panr.html
Input by: tmciolek, Nov 29, 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 Panr monastery, PK.
Lat 34.7636 Long 72.3783
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Panr monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.7636 Long 72.3783 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Panr.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- The monastery is a part of the Swat Valley monastic cluster. The nearby monasteries are:
- Butkara monastery
- Loebanar monastery
- Masura monastery
- Mingora monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 34.7636 Long 72.3783 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Panr.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada - Litvinskii et al. (1996:168)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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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
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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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