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Sharada Peeth or, more correctly, Śāradā pīṭha, located near Sharda was the famous temple of the goddess Śāradā or Sarasvatī in Northern Kashmir on the banks of what is known as the Neelum River in Pakistan and Kashmir (referred to as Kishenganga river in India). Its ruins are now in the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan near the Line of Control (LOC) and Gurez, India-administered Kashmir. […]
The place was once a celebrated centre of learning headed by Kashmiri Brahmins. It is at this temple that Sankaracharya received Sarvanjyapeethom chair. It was a centre of great Sanskrit scholars and Kashmiri Pandits and was a famous centre of Buddhism and later Hinduism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharada_Peeth
Shardi, Pakistan Page
World:Pakistan
Lat 34.8000 Long 74.1833
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/6/Shardi.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jun 8, 2009
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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 Sharada Peeth monastery, PK.
lat=34.8000 long=74.1833
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Sharada Peeth monastery - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharada_Peeth
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Pakistan: Azad Kashmir
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.8000 Long 74.1833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/6/Shardi.html
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
- Exactly, Lat 34.8000 Long 74.1833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/6/Shardi.html
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
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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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