Raw data
"According to Wang Yan-de, there were more than 50 Buddhist temples in 981 in Turfan city." - Barat (n.d.)
"The Han Chinese pilgrim, Wang Yande (Wang Yen-te), visited the Yellow Yugur capital in 982, the year the Tangut Empire was founded, and reported more than fifty monasteries." (Berzin 1996 )
Yande - "Wang Yande Chinese ambassador Wang Yande (939–1006) was sent to the Karakhoja Uyghur Kingdom in AD 981–984. He is known to have stated: "I was impressed with the extensive civilization I have found in the Uyghur Kingdom. The beauty of the temples, monasteries, wall paintings, statues, towers, gardens, housings and the palaces built throughout the kingdom cannot be described. The Uyghurs skilfully make things of silver and gold, vases and pitchers."
http://www.silkroutes.net/SilkRoadTravel-IpekYolu/Y.htm
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 17, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Turfan monastic cluster, CN.
Lat 42.9333 Long 89.1667
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Turfan monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx, Lat 42.9333 Long 89.1667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
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6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- T'u-lu-fan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- Turfan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T'u-lu-fan-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- Tufan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T’u-lu-fan-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T'u-lu-fan-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- Tourfan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- Lukchun - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T'urfang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- Турпан - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T’u-lu-fan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T’u-lu-fan-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
- T’urfang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly, Lat 42.9333 Long 89.1667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/13/Turpan.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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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
- Over 50 Buddhist temples in 981 in Turfan city." - Barat (n.d.)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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