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This monastery complex is located "16 miles N. of Una, one mile N. of Vankia and ten miles W. of Dedan, close to the Rupen River. It consists of 60 caves, all of the early unadorned Theravada style. Stylistically, these caves date to c. 100 CE, though there are no inscriptions to document the site. Sana apparently had no later Mahayana phase.
Src: India
Input by: Stewart Gordon, Aug 30, 2009
Vankia, India Page
Other names: Vānkia
World:India:State of Gujarat
Lat 21.9667 Long 71.3000
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Vankia.html
Dedan, India Page
Other names: Dedān
World:India:State of Gujarat
Lat 21.0500 Long 71.2833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Dedan.html
Input by: tmciolek, Sep 1, 2009
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 Sana monastery, IN.
lat=21.9899 long=71.2901
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Sana monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Gujarat
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., based on visual identification of the site in maps.google.com Lat 21.9899 Long 71.2901 - tmc, 1 Sep 2009.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Lat 21.9667 Long 71.3000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Vankia.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 100 CE
13. Date-late
- not later than 600 CE
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeology only
16. Additional notes
- At its peak, perhaps 300 monks
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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