Xinxiang monastery, (in) Chengdu, Sichuan, CN

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Wenshu Monastery
"Also named Xinxiang Monastery, Wenshu Monastery is the best preserved Buddhist temple in Chengdu. Initially built during Tang Dynasty, it has a history dates back 1,300 years. Parts of Xuan Zang’s skull bone are held in consecration here."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengtu

30.658611, 104.064722
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengtu

"Wenshu Monastery (Manjushri Monastery), located at No. 15 Wenshu Yuan Street, Chengu, Sichuan Province, is the best-preserved Buddhist temple in Chengdu. It is the home of the Buddhist Association of Sichuan Province and Chengdu City.
Initially built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Wenshu Monastery was once called Xinxiang Temple. [Sometime after 1681] Xinxiang Temple became Wenshu Monastery.
Cultural relics are the highlights of Wenshu Monastery. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, over 500 pieces of painting and calligraphy by celebrities have been stored here. In the Sutra-Preservation Pavilion, many famous handwriting exhibits, paintings, and artwork are restored. These precious works of art were created by renowned Chinese painters and calligraphers, including Zhang Daqian, Zheng Banqiao, and Feng Zikai. Of all the precious relics, a piece of the broken skull of Xuan Zhang, a renowned monk of the Tang Dynasty, is the rarest."
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/sichuan/chengdu/wenshu_monastery.htm

"Initially built in the Southern Dynasty (420–589), Wenshu Monastery, once called Xinxiang Monastery, was the most eminent Buddhist temple in Sichuan Province. Covering an area of 60,000 square meters square meters (14.8 acres), the whole temple faces south with five layers of complex of buildings, Tianwang Hall, Sandashi Hall, Daxiong Baodian Hall, Shuofa Hall, and Cangjing Tower respectively from the gate. The clock tower and the drum tower, the dinning hall and the guest hall were constructed symmetrically, with corridors and columns connecting them."
http://www.chinahighlights.com/chengdu/attraction/wenshu-monastery.htm

Input by: tmciolek, Nov 11, 2012

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 19 Dec 2012

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Xinxiang monastery, CN.

General location of the Xinxiang monastery, CN.
Lat 30.6777 Long 104.0700
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=30.6777+104.0700+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Xinxiang%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=30.6777,104.0700&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name


2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Sichuan Sheng

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names


4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 30.6777 Long 104.0700 - based on visual identification of the Xinxiang monastery site in satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 11 Nov 2012.

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


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

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11. Date-early

  • MBM chrono-tag 0567-99p 0600-32p 0633-66p - tmciolek 19 Dec 2012
  • 0567-99p 0600-32p 0633-66p 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el

12. Date-intermediate

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13. Date-late

  • MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 19 Dec 2012

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

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16. Additional notes


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

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18. Available Printed Literature

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