Raw data
Around 580 CE a South Indian monk founded Phap Van monastery in Vietnam.
See Cuong Tu Nguyen, Zen in Medieval Vietnam: A Study and Translation of the Thien Uyen Tap Anh (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1997) 164.
According to the notes, the location is Van Giap village, Thuong Phuc District, Hanoi Province.
See Cuong Tu Nguyen, Zen in Medieval Vietnam: A Study and Translation of the Thien Uyen Tap Anh (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1997), 413.
Input by: stewart gordon, Jan 14, 2010
[Page 365, Notes to pages 108-109, Note #35]
"According to Tran Van Giap, […] Phap Van temple, [… a different place from Tien Dinh or Dinh Thien temple, which was also called a Phap Van temple - tmciolek.] was situated at Van Giap Village, Thuong Phuc Prefecture, Ha Dong Province. […] " (CUONG TU Nguyen 1997:365 and
http://books.google.com/books?id=mnLO4l5Kk64C&pg=PA365#v=onepage&q=&f=false)
The Van Giap village is no longer identifiable - tmciolek, 4 Mar 2010.
Thuong Phuc, Vietnam Page
World:Vietnam
Lat 21.1667 Long 105.8167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/VM/15/Thuong_Phuc.html
Ha Dong, Vietnam Page
World:Vietnam:Tinh Ha Tay
Lat 20.9725 Long 105.7772
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/VM/51/Ha_Dong.html
[Ha Dong is the former capital city of Ha Tay Province in Vietnam, now an urban district of Hanoi].
Input by: tmciolek, 4 Mar 2010.
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Phap Van monastery, VN.
Lat 21.1667 Long 105.8167
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Phap Van monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Vietnam: Hanoi Capital Region (Vietnamese: Vùng Thủ Đô Hà Nội)
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
Approx., Lat 21.1667 Long 105.8167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/VM/15/Thuong_Phuc.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Thuong Phuc - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/VM/15/Thuong_Phuc.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
Exactly, Lat 21.1667 Long 105.8167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/VM/15/Thuong_Phuc.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Ch'an/Zen
11. Date-early
- 580 CE
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
- chronicle
16. Additional notes
final data (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….
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