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Venuvana (Lit. Bamboo Park.) Karanda Venuvana with a vihara - favourite resort of Sakyamuni (Eitel 1888:197)
Venuvana monastery. Also called Venuvana vihara, in the Karanda venuvana, near Rajagrha, a favorite resort of Sakyamuni. Src: Muller (1995a-present)
"Venuvana Vihar: It is a Japanese shrine where a monastery was built for the Buddha to live. It is said that king Bimbisara as an offering to the Buddha, built Venuvana or the Monastery of the Bamboo Grove. Right next to it is the now-muddy water tank, Karanda, in which the Buddha bathed."
http://www.delhitravelagent.com/rajgir.html
Input: tmciolek, Feb 27 2009
Rajgir, India Page
Other names: Rājagriha,Rajgriha,Rajagriha,Rājgīr
World:India:Bihar State of
Lat 25.0333 Long 85.4167
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.html
Input: tmciolek, Apr 15 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 Venuvana monastery, IN.
lat=25.0333 long=85.4167
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Venuvana monastery - Eitel (1888:197)
2. Monastery's modern country
- India:State of Bihar.
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Bamboo Park monastery - Eitel (1888:197)
- Monastery of the Bamboo Grove - http://www.delhitravelagent.com/rajgir.html
- Venuvana Vihar - http://www.delhitravelagent.com/rajgir.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 25.0333 Long 85.4167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.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
- Rājagriha http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.html
- Rajgriha http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.html
- Rajagriha http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.html
- Rājgīr http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Exactly Lat 25.0333 Long 85.4167 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Rajgir.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
- architectural
16. Additional notes
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17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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