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Sanghārāma monastery
This site is along the Orissa coast. The author gives only a casual note that the site has monk cells and the remains of a large assembly hall.
K.R. Subramanian, Buddhist Remains in Andhra and the History of Andhra between 225 and 610 A.D.
(Madras: Diocesean Press, 1932) p. 28.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Mar 29, 2009
"Sankaram is situated 41 kms west of Visakhapatnam and 3 km north of Anakapalle. The site has numerous monolithic votive stupas, rock cut caves and other structures built around the 7th Century. The main stupa was carved out of a rock and then encased in bricks.
The site has a brick built monastery. This consists of a rectangular court surrounded by small cells; in the middle is an apsidal-ended shrine. The hillside rock cut sanctuaries contain reliefs of Buddha. Another cave has images of Ganesha and Bhairava carved on the sides. Obviously the place was used for Hindu worship in subsequent periods."
http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/architecture_bud.html
Anakapalle, India Page
Other names: Anakāpalle
World:India:State of Andhra Pradesh
Lat 17.6833 Long 83.0167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Anakapalle.html
Input by: tmciolek, Aug 29, 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 Sanghārāma monastery, IN.
Lat 17.7283 Long 82.999
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Sanghārāma monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Andhra Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Sankaram monastery
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 17.7283 Long 82.999 - est. from terrain and satellite view in maps.google.com - tmc, 12 Jan 2010.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Other names: Anakapalle - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Anakapalle.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 17.6833 Long 83.0167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Anakapalle.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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