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Ushtur Mullo monastery
"In Tajikistan, a number of monasteries, Buddhism sanctuaries of V-VIII centuries were discovered. The monastery […] Ushtur Mullo in Shahritus region, […]"
http://www.travel-pamir.com/hh6.html
Stupa in Ushtor-mulloh, 2nd - 3rd century. A.D. - (Bolganova 2004)
"[T]he monastery of Ushtur-Mulla, near the Amu Darya river. The monastery consisted of 26 buildings which surrounded a square courtyard. In the middle of the north side was a shrine with [a letter "pi" or an inverted U - tmc] shaped circumbulatory corridor. There were small residential cells for individual monks and a large hall for sangha (congregational) meetings. […] outside the complex was a stupa, the bease of which was faced with stone reliefs."
Dani and Litvinsky (1999:113)
"In the place where the Kafirnigan River flows into the Amu Darya there was a Buddhist monastery of Kushan times called Ustur-mullo. Its stupa was faced (as at Ayrtam) with stone slabs carrying reliefs; inside, the monastery was decorated with paintings. "
- Melikian-Chirvani (n.d.)
Shahrtuz, Tajikistan Page
Other names: Shaarfuz,Shaartuz
World:Tajikistan:Viloyati Khatlon
Lat 37.2594 Long 68.1347
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TI/02/Shahrtuz.html
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 6, 2010
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 28 Jul 2014
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 Ushtur-Mulla monastery, TJ.
Lat 37.2594 Long 68.1347
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ushtur-Mulla monastery - Dani and Litvinsky (1999:113)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Tajikistan:Viloyati Khatlon
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Ushtor-mulloh - Bolganova (2004)
- Ushtur Mullo - http://www.travel-pamir.com/hh6.html
- Ustur-mullo - Melikian-Chirvani (n.d.)
- Ushturmullo - Zejmal and Rtveladze (1999)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 37.2594 Long 68.1347 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TI/02/Shahrtuz.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
- Shaarfuz - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TI/02/Shahrtuz.html
- Shaartuz - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TI/02/Shahrtuz.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 37.2594 Long 68.1347 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TI/02/Shahrtuz.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- [missing data]
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
<=0200 0200-32p 0233-66p dated-xx
12. Date-intermediate
- 2nd century CE - (Bolganova 2004)
MBM chrono-tag <=0200 - tmciolek 28 Jul 2014
- 3rd century CE - (Bolganova 2004)
MBM chrono-tag 0233-66p - tmciolek 28 Jul 2014
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- Ushtur-Mulla's stupa was faced (as at Airtam monastery) with stone slabs carrying reliefs - Melikian-Chirvani (n.d.)
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- 26 buildings around a square courtyard - Dani and Litvinsky (1999:113)
- There were small residential cells for individual monks and a large meeting hall - Dani and Litvinsky (1999:113)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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