Raw data
"Spituk Gompa of Ladakh dates back to the 11th century. It owes its inception to Od-de [ven.odde], the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub Od. Od-de led to the establishment of a monastic community at this place. A three-chapel monastery, Spituk is located at a distance of approximately 8 km from the town of Leh. The name "Spituk", meaning exemplary, has been derived from a statement of a translator, Rinchen Zangpo [ven.rinchenzangpo], about the monastery."
http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/spituk.html
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 16, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 18 Jul 2014
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 Spituk monastery, IN.
lat=34.1253 long=77.5261
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Spituk monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.1253 Long 77.5261 - based on the visual identification of the site in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Mar 2012.
- Approx., Lat 34.1333 Long 77.5167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Pituk.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.1667 Long 77.5833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Leh.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Founded by Od-de [ven.odde] in the 11th century - http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/spituk.html
MBM chrono-tag 1033-66p - tmciolek 18 Jul 2014
1033-66p 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- The monastery has been existing in the early 2000s - http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/spituk.html
MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 18 Jul 2014
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- In the late 20th century, 100 monks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spituk_Monastery
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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