Puskaravati monastery, (in) Charsadda, NWF Province, PK

Raw data

Sometime during the Kushan period, a monk named Sutralanka, of Puskaravati (= Charsadda, near Peshawar, PK) travelled to Sash vihara to decorate it. - Foltz (1999:46-47)

Charsadda, Pakistan Page
Other names: Chārsadda
World:Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province
Lat 34.1453 Long 71.7308
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Charsadda.html

Input by: tmciolek, Apr 25, 2009

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 Puskaravati monastery, PK.
lat=34.1453 long=71.7308
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.1453+71.7308+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Puskaravati%20monastery,%20PK)&ll=34.1453,71.7308&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Puskaravati monastery - Foltz (1999:46-47)

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• Pakistan:North-West Frontier Province

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx., Lat 34.1453 Long 71.7308 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Charsadda.html

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

• Charsadda - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Charsadda.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Chārsadda - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Charsadda.html
• Puskaravati - Foltz (1999:46-47)

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Exactly, Lat 34.1453 Long 71.7308 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Charsadda.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

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12. Date-intermediate

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13. Date-late

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

• Sometime during the Kushan period, a monk named Sutralanka, of Puskaravati monastery travelled to Sash vihara to decorate it. - Foltz (1999:46-47)

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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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