Raw data
6th c. CE ruins of a stupa at P'ong Tuk - Groslier (1971:40)
" [… in P'ong Tuk there are] remains of a Buddhist Vihara, aerchitecturally similar to the remains of a large monastery in Anuradhapura in Ceylon.
"Among the art objects found at P'ong Tuk are several images of Buddha in bronze and blueish limestone. […] The Pong Tuk finds are artistically related to the art of the Gupta Period [A.D. 320-600] in India. […] All these finds point out to the prevalence of Theravada Buddhism in Central Thailand." - Desai (2005:16)
"Pong Tuk - one of the centers of the ancient Mon state of Dvaravati, now a town in the province of Rat Buri, Thailand. […] In ancient times, the Pong Tuk area was probably a major stopover on trade routes between the West and Far East. Pong Tuk had lost its economic importance by the Middle Ages. […] The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc". - http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Pong+Tuk
"Pong Tuek […] The site is about 37 km south from Kanchanaburi. […] 13.887139°, 99.790056°“ - http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong_Tuek
Input by: tmciolek, Jan 06, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 06 Jan 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 Pong Tuk monastery, TH.
Lat 13.8944 Long 99.7853
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Pong Tuk monastery - http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Pong+Tuk
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Thailand:Changwat Kanchanaburi
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- P'ong Tuk - Groslier (1971:40)
- Pong Tuek - http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong_Tuek
- Pongtuk - http://maps.google.com/maps?
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Pongtuk Ancient Monument Site 1 - Approx. Lat 13.8944 Long 99.7853 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 6 Jan 2013.
- Pongtuk Ancient Monument Site 2 - Approx. 13.8871 Long 99.7900 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 6 Jan 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Ban Tha Rua - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TH/50/Ban_Tha_Rua.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Ban Dha Roea - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TH/50/Ban_Tha_Rua.html
- Tha Rua - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TH/50/Ban_Tha_Rua.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 13.9667 Long 99.7500 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TH/50/Ban_Tha_Rua.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada - Desai (2005:16)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- "The Pong Tuk finds are artistically related to the art of the Gupta Period [A.D. 320-600] in India." - Desai (2005:16)
- 6th c. CE ruins of a stupa at P'ong Tuk - Groslier (1971:40)
- MBM chrono-tag 0500-32p 0533-66p 0567-99p - tmciolek 06 Jan 2013
- 0500-32p 0533-66p 0567-99p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- Remains of the monastery [are] "architecturally similar to the remains of a large monastery in Anuradhapura in Ceylon." - Desai (2005:16)
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Available Printed Literature
- Coédès, G. 1928. "The Excavations at Pong Tuk and Their Importance for the Ancient History of Siam." Journal of Siam Society, 1928, part 3.
- Wales, H. G. Q. 1936. "Further Excavations of P’ong Tuk (Siam)." Indian Art and Letters, 1936, vol. 10, no. 1.
- Dupont, P. 1959. L’Archéologie mône de Dvaravati. [vol. 1], Paris, 1959.
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