Raw data
“The Temple of the Manjushri Image (Shuxiang Si), about 1km/1100yd south of the Monastery of the Bodhisattva [=Pusa Ding], was founded during the Tang era (618-907), but rebuilt in 1487 following a fire.” - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
"The Shuxiang Temple was originally built in 1271 AD and last rebuilt in 1487 AD. Wutai Shan Shanxi Provence, China"
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/nvrdunwandering/sets/72157626846265633/detail/
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 07, 2013
“Shuxiang Temple (first built between 319-350 and destroyed in early Qin, rebuilt between 384-417 in late Qin)” - https://sites.google.com/site/liyongcnu/-travel--3/wutaimountaintravel
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 15 Sep 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Shuxiang monastery, CN.
Lat 39.00314 Long 113.58640
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Shuxiang Monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Shanxi Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Shuxiang Si - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
- Temple of the Manjushri Image - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 39.00314 Long 113.58640 - based on visual identification of the Shuxiang site in maps/satellite imagery and Panoramio photographs, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 08 Mar 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Foguan monastery
- Jinge monastery
- Luohou monastery
- Nanchan-1 monastery
- Pusa Ding monastery
- Tayuan monastery
- Xiantong monastery
- Wutai Mt. monastic cluster
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- T'ai-huai-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Taihuai.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 39.0944 Long 113.5894 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Taihuai.html
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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- First built between 319-350 - https://sites.google.com/site/liyongcnu/-travel--3/wutaimountaintravel
- MBM chrono-tag 0300-32p 0333-66p - tmciolek 15 Sep 2013
- 0300-32p 0333-66p 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- Destroyed in early Qin and rebuilt between 384-417 in late Qin” - https://sites.google.com/site/liyongcnu/-travel--3/wutaimountaintravel
- Rebuilt in 1487 - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
13. Date-late
- in operation in 2000s - http://www.planetware.com/taiyuan/mount-wutaishan-chn-sx-mw.htm#CHN-SX-MWMB
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 08 Mar 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Architectural
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]
18. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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