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This ancient village is "located 13 miles south-east of the Masurhi Railway Station and about 21 miles west of Nalanda." It is the site called Ti-lo-tse-kla by Xuanzang. Cunningham found inscriptions that confirmed the name and location, though dating from the 9th-11th centuries. Further excavations are not possible because the site is a Muslim graveyard. Xuanzang found that Telhara was one of several monasteries in the immediate area, housing about 1,000 monks, all studying Mahayana.
See Brajmohan Kumar, Archaeology of Pataliputra and Nalanda (Delhi: Ramanand Vidya Bhawan, 1987), p. 72.
Src: IN
Input by: SG, Mar 28, 2009
A place some 21 miles W of Nalanda is situated close to the village of
Koath, India Page
Other names: Koāth
World:India:Bihar State of
Latitude 25.3167 Longitude 84.2667
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Koath.html
- tmc, 10 Jun 2009.
Nalanda - Almost a suburb of Rajgir. The monastic university covered an area of several square kilometers, now occupied by modern villages Jagispur and Bargaon (Huntington 1884:108). Nalanda and the nearby Uddandapura
were destroyed by the invading Muslims in 1199 (Huntington 1884:109).
Barkagaon, India Page
Other names: Barkagaon
World:India:Bihar State of
Lat 25.2167 Long 84.4167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Barkagaon.html
Jagdispur, India Page
Other names: Jagd?spur
World:India:Bihar State of
Lat 25.4833 Long 84.4167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Jagdispur.html
The chief places of archaeological interest are RAJGIR, MAKER,
PATNA CITY, BIHAR, and GIRIAK. The village of BARAGAON has been
identified as the site of the famous Nalanda monastery, and with the
neighbouring village of Begampur contains masses of ruins; at
Tetrawan and JagdIspur are colossal statues of Buddha, and at Telhara
and Islampur the, remains of Buddhist monasteries. Many other
Buddhist remains are of more or less interest.
Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 58.
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_064.gif
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 1, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
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 Telhara monastery, IN.
lat=25.3167 long=84.2667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Telhara monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Bihar
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Ti-lo-tse-kla monastery - Kumar (1987:72)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
The monastery is situated approx. 21 miles (=33.7 km) west of Nalanda
- Lat 25.2167 Long 84.4167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Barkagaon.html
- Lat 25.4833 Long 84.4167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Jagdispur.html
approx. 21 miles (=33.7 km) west of Lat: 25.35 Long 84.4167, i.e. close to Koath
Approx. Lat 25.3167 Long 84.2667 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Koath.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Approx 21 miles west of Nalanda monastery, (near) Rajgir, Bihar, IN
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 25.2167 Long 84.4167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Barkagaon.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana - Kumar (1987:72)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
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12. Date-intermediate
- 636 CE
13. Date-late
- 1199 CE. Destruction of site by Muslim troops.
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- texts, pilgrim account, excavations, inscriptions
16. Additional notes
- In 636 CE there were 1,000 monks
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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