Raw data
Pibiting Monastery is assumed to have been built by King Kanishka and is noted for its wondrous `stupa` creation.
http://www.jammu-kashmir-ladakh.com/pilgrimage/monasteries-in-kargil.html
The monastery in an old hamlet called ‘Pibiting’ is inhabited by more than 30 monks. The nearby area, even the hills, are terraced for farming. This 10th century structure is completely designed on the lines of Stupa architecture.
http://www.northindiatours.org/ladakh-tourism/padum.html
There are several monasteries in and around Padum. […]the one at Pibiting is a magnificent piece of stupa architecture. Believed to have been founded by Kanishka (the ruler of the Kushan dynasty) in the 2nd century
http://www.koausa.org/Ladakh/zanskar.html
Pibiting Gonpa (Monastery And Stupa) - http://photo/pibiting-gonpa-monastery-and-stupa-padum-by-travelpod-member-lraleigh-patnitop-india.html?sid=10289012&fid=tp-3
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 19, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 07 Mar 2014
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 Pibiting monastery, IN.
Lat 33.4799 Long 76.8911
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Pibiting Monastery - http://www.jammu-kashmir-ladakh.com/pilgrimage/monasteries-in-kargil.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir: Ladakh & Zanskar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Pibiting Gonpa - http://photo/pibiting-gonpa-monastery-and-stupa-padum-by-travelpod-member-lraleigh-patnitop-india.html?sid=10289012&fid=tp-3
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 33.4799 Long 76.8911, based on the visual identification of the site in maps and sattelite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 21 Apr 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 33.4667 Long 76.8833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Padam.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Extant 10th century AD structure - http://www.northindiatours.org/ladakh-tourism/padum.html
- However, the monastery is thought to have been built in the 2nd c. AD by King Kanishka [i.e. Kanishka I (ca. 127 – ca. 140)] - http://www.jammu-kashmir-ladakh.com/pilgrimage/monasteries-in-kargil.html
MBM chrono-tag <=0200 - tmciolek 07 Mar 2014
<=0200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- In existence in the 2000s - http://www.jammu-kashmir-ladakh.com/pilgrimage/monasteries-in-kargil.html
MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 07 Mar 2014
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- In 2012 about 30 resident monks - http://www.northindiatours.org/ladakh-tourism/padum.html
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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