Ramakale monastery, (near) Sigiriya, Southern Province, SL

Raw data

Ramakale or Mahanaga Pabbata Vihara, near Sigiriya
(est. c. 5th century AD?)
www.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf
Input by: tmciolek, Jan 24 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

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 Ramakale monastery, Sri Lanka.
lat=7.9500 long=80.7500
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7.9500+80.7500+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Ramakale%20monastery,%20SL)&ll=7.9500,80.7500&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Ramakale monastery www.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf
• Mahanaga Pabbata Vihara www.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf

www.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• Sri Lanka:Southern Province http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Sigiriya.html

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx. Lat 7.9500 Long 80.7500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Sigiriya.html

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• the nearby Pidurangala monastery, (near) Sigiriya, Southern Province, SL

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

• Sigirya http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Sigiriya.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Exactly Lat 7.9500 Long 80.7500 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/34/Sigiriya.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Theravada

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

• est. c. 5th century AD? www.arkeologi.uu.se/afr/projects/BOOK/Bandaranayake/bandaranayake.pdf

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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

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

• archaeological

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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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