Songyue monastery, (near) Dengfeng, Henan, CN

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The oldest pagoda still intact on Chinese soil is the pagoda of Songyue Monastery 嵩嶽寺 of Dengfeng 登封/Henan at the foothills of the sacred mountain Songshan 嵩山. It stands near the famous Shaolin Monastery 少林寺 where monks of the Chan school developed gongfu fighting for mental training. The brick pagoda is 41 m high and was erected in 523 under the patronate of the Northern Wei 北魏 rulers.
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

Dengfeng, China Page
Other names: Teng-feng-hsien,Teng-feng
World:China:Henan Sheng
Lat 34.4553 Long 113.0281
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Dengfeng.html

Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 2009

Final data (and their sources)

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 Songyue monastery, CN.
Lat 34.5008 Long 113.022
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.5008+113.022+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Songyue%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=34.5008,113.022&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Songyue Monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• China:Henan Sheng

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• Sōngyuèsì 嵩岳寺 - http://shaolinchancity.blogspot.com/2009/05/yongtai-monastery-shaolin-nunnery.html

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx. Lat 34.5008 Long 113.022 - visual indentification in maps.google.com, tmciolek 16 Dec 2009

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• Shaolin
• Yongtai

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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

• Dengfeng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Dengfeng.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Teng-feng-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Dengfeng.html
• Teng-feng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Dengfeng.html

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Exactly, Lat 34.4553 Long 113.0281 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Dengfeng.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• Mahayana - http://shaolinchancity.blogspot.com/2009/05/yongtai-monastery-shaolin-nunnery.html

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

• Est. before 523 CE - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html

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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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