Visākhā monastery, (in) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Raw data

Xuanzang visited this site in December 636. There were 20 monasteries with 3000 monks. All practiced Sammitiya.
The site is Saketa, U.P.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Jan 22 2009

[Saketa =] Ayodhya, India Page
Other names: Ajodhya,Oudh
World:India:State of Uttar Pradesh
Lat: 26.8000 Long: 82.2000
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Ayodhya.html
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 26 2009

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 30 Jul 2014

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.

Location of Visakha monastery, India.

General location of the Visakha monastery, India.
lat=26.8000 long=82.2000
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.8000+82.2000+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Visakha%20monastery,%20IN)&ll=26.8000,82.2000&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Visākhā monastery (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • India:State of Uttar Pradesh

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • [missing data]

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates


5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries


6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition


10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • Sammitiya (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)

11. Date-early

  • [missing data]

0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99p dated-x


12. Date-intermediate

  • 636 CE - a visit by Xuanzang

MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek 30 Jul 2014


13. Date-late

  • [missing data]

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • [missing data]

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • pilgrim account

16. Additional notes

  • In 636 AD - 20 monasteries with 3,000 monks. (Src: IN Input by: SG Jan 22 2009)

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

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