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Peldentse Ani Gompa; China / Xizang / Lasa […] nunnery. Sakya monastery, now rebuilt after being destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. 90 nuns live there. Chin.: Bengdingzai.
[…] Coordinates: 29°52'43"N 91°6'11"E
http://wikimapia.org/25280240/Peldentse-Ani-Gompa
“[in 2011] Peldentse monastery has 18 nuns of the Sakya order. This monastery is on a hill from which there are beautiful views across the valley.”
http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/pdf/gt_tibet_110211.pdf
“Peldentse (13,300 ft, 4055 m) belongs to the Sakya sect and predates Nalendra - (McCue 2010:122) [Nalendra is a monastery est. in the Penpo District of Central Tibet in 1425 by the great Sakya master Rongton Sheja-kunrig (1367-1459) - http://www.sakya.com.au/nalendrahistory/]
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 15, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 16 Mar 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Peldentse nunnery, CN.
Lat 29.87907 Long 91.10322
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Peldentse nunnery - McCue (2010:122)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Xizang Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Bengdingzai - http://maps.google.com/maps?
- Peldentse Ani Gompa - http://wikimapia.org/25280240/Peldentse-Ani-Gompa
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.87907 Long 91.10322 - based on visual identification of the Peldentse site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2013.
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
- Pangduoxiang - http://maps.google.com/
- P'ang-to - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Phongdo - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pondo Dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P’ang-to-tsung - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Phang-do Dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P'ang-to-tsung - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Lhünzhub - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Phongdo Dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P’ang-to-ch’eng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pongdo-dzong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pondocun - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Lin-chou - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P'ang-to-ch'eng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Pon-do-dsong - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- Lhunzhub - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
- P’ang-to - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 30.2000 Long 91.3000 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Poindo.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Sakya - McCue (2010:122)
11. Date-early
- Est. before 1425 - (McCue 2010:122)
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- Active in the 2000s - McCue (2010:122)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- 90 nuns in the 2000s - http://wikimapia.org/25280240/Peldentse-Ani-Gompa
- 90 nuns in the 2000s - McCue (2010:122)
- 18 nuns in 2011 - http://www.mountainkingdoms.com/pdf/gt_tibet_110211.pdf
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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