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"Not far from the royal square of the old city of Patan in Nepal (fig. 1) is an active Buddhist institution, a monastery in name but one that no longer houses celibate monks. Among several popular names, the most favored is Uku, to which Nepalese append bāhāḥ or bāhāl (from vihāra, Sanskrit for monastery). One of the few essentially physically complete and active monasteries among more than 150 that once crowded the small city (fig. 2), Ukubāhāḥ also bears a formal Sanskrit name, Śivadeva saṃskārita Omkulī Śrī Rudravarṇa mahāvihāra. It incorporates the names of two former Nepalese kings, Śivadeva II (r. 694–705) and Rudravarma II (r. 1167–1174), the one said to have founded the monastery, the other to have restored it. […]" - Slusser (2009)
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 8, 2010
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 Ukubahah monastery, NP.
Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ukubāhāḥ monastery - Slusser (2009)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Nepal: Bagmati Zone
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Śivadeva saṃskārita Omkulī Śrī Rudravarṇa mahāvihāra - Slusser (2009)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. - Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Patan cluster
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Yala - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
- Lalitapura - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
- Pātan - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
- Lalitpur - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly - Lat 27.6667 Long 85.3333 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Patan.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
* Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- Est. between 690 and 890 CE - Slusser (2009)
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
- still active in early 2000s - Slusser (2009)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- Very close links of architectural and decorative styles to Jokhang monastery in Lhasa - Slusser (2009)
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Archaeological, architectural
16. Additional notes
final data (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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