Raw data
Royal monastery Pidurangala (est. c. 5th century AD) near Mapagala, some 7 km N. of Sigiriya
www.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf
Input by: tmciolek, 24 Jan 2009
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka Page
World:Sri Lanka:Southern Province
Latitude 7.9500 Longitude 80.7500
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Sigiriya.html
Piduragala, Sri Lanka Page
World:Sri Lanka:Southern Province
Latitude 7.9667 Longitude 80.7667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Piduragala.html
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 Pidurangala monastery, SL.
lat=7.9667 long=80.7667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
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2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Sri Lanka:Southern Province
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 7.9667 Long 80.7667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Piduragala.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- The nearby Ramakale monastery, (near) Sigiriya, Southern Province, SL
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 7.9667 Long 80.7667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Piduragala.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- founded in the 400s AD - ww.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf
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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