Raw data
"Starrimo Monastery, on a hilltop, is an old structure depicting various Buddhist morals and values through its paintings."
http://www.northindiatours.org/ladakh-tourism/padum.html
"Among the other monasteries in Kargil, Starrimo Monastery is a branch of a greater monastic organization and was built in the 10th century."
http://www.jammu-kashmir-ladakh.com/pilgrimage/monasteries-in-kargil.html
"Padum has become famous as a major trekking base and a popular tourist destination. Several places of tourist interest in the vicinity of the townships can be visited in the course of entertaining walks. The nearest site is a set of ancient rock carvings on a huge boulder near the bank of the Lung-nak river, just below the old township. These date from the 8th century and provide epigraphic evidence that the region was under the influence of Indian Buddhism since ancient times. The Stagrimo monastery, with about 30 resident lamas, clings to a tree-covered ridge above the old town [emph. - tmc], at an hour's uphill walk along flower-strewn green hill slopes."
http://www.jktourism.org/pageview.aspx?id=122
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 19, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 21 Apr 2012
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 Stagrimo monastery, IN.
Lat 33.4550 Long 76.8689
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Stagrimo monastery - http://www.koausa.org/Ladakh/zanskar.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Jammu and Kashmir: Ladakh & Zanskar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Stag Rimo Gonpa - Prem Singh Jina (2009:60)
- Starrimo - http://www.northindiatours.org/ladakh-tourism/padum.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 33.4550 Long 76.8689, based on the possible visual identification of the site in maps and satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 21 Apr 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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 33.4667 Long 76.8833 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Padam.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
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
- In 2012 about 30 resident lamas - http://www.jktourism.org/pageview.aspx?id=122
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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