Raw data
Samarkand monasteries were in severe decline during the time of Xuanzang - Foltz (1999:47).
"The sixth century [error, the text should read, "seventh century" - tmc], Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang (Hsüan-tsang) reported two huge Buddhist monasteries at the Sogdian capital at Samarkand." - Berzin (1994-2006)
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 21, 2009
"Xuanzang's biographer reports that during the monk's visit in 631, Zoroastrian priests chased two of his Buddhist followers. Although Xuanzang claimed some success in preaching Buddhism, there were apparently only two Buddhist temples left in the city at that time." - http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/cities/uz/samarkand/samarkand.html
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 06, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 09 Jul 2014
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 Samarqand monastery, UZ.
lat=39.6542 long=66.9597
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Samarqand monastery - Foltz (1999:47)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Uzbekistan:Samarqand Viloyati
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 39.6542 Long 66.9597 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UZ/10/Samarqand.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
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 39.6542 Long 66.9597 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UZ/10/Samarqand.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- "Xuanzang (Hsüan-tsang) reported [in 631 AD - tmc] two huge Buddhist monasteries at the Sogdian capital at Samarkand." - Berzin (1994-2006)
MBM chrono-tag 0600-32c - tmciolek 09 Jul 2014
0567-99p 0600-32c 0633-66p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
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]
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