Raw data
The Pubbarama in Savatthi, India corresponded to the Uttammevi vihara in Anuradhapura (UdA.158; MA.i.471).
http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/pu/pubbarama.htm
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 26 2009
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 Uttammevi monastery, Sri Lanka.
Lat 8.3483 Long 80.3895
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Uttammevi vihara http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/pu/pubbarama.htm
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Sri Lanka:North Central Province
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 8.3483 Long 80.3895 - based on a hypothesis that the Uttammevi monastery could not be located farther than 20km from the location currently occupied by the building of the 20th c. Metheorological Observatory. See maps/satellite imagery in maps.google.com. Another plausible candidate for the generic location of the monastery are the remnants of some ancient-looking structure (Lat 8.30035 Long 80.42555) immediately NW of the Anuradhapura airport's runway - tmciolek, 8 Sep 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Abhayagiri monastery
- Jetawanarama monastery
- Thūpārāma monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Anuradhapura (Muller 1995a-present)
- Anuradhapura http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Aneuradhapura http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
- Anuradhapur http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 8.3500 Long 80.3833 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CE/30/Anuradhapura.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- 6th century BCE
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- The Pubbarama [park] in Savatthi [= Migaramatupasada monastery (near) Saheth-Maheth, Uttar Pradesh, India] corresponded to the Uttammevi vihara in Anuradhapura [in Sri Lanka] (UdA.158; MA.i.471) http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/pu/pubbarama.htm
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- textual
16. Additional notes
final data (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)….
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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