Yashovarmapura monastery, (towards) Bihar Sharif, Bihar, IN

Raw data

"[S]cattered references to some monasteries are found in epigraphic and other sources. They were no less important. Among them [… and] Yashovarmapura vihara (in Bihar) deserve mention."
http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:5t0BxqG_YxAJ:banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0644.htm
Input by: tmciolek, Jul 16, 2010

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 01 Aug 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 Yashovarmapura monastery, IN.
Lat 25.1800 Long 85.5160
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2010.

Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=25.1800+85.5160+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Yashovarmapura%20monastery,%20IN)&ll=25.1800,85.5160&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

• Yashovarmapura monastery - http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:5t0BxqG_YxAJ:banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0644.htm

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2. Monastery's modern country & province

• India:State of Bihar

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3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

• [missing data]

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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

• Approx., Lat 25.1800 Long 85.5160 (based on Lat 25.1833 Long 85.5167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html) - tmciolek 17 Jul 2010.

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5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

• [missing data]

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

• Bihar Sharif - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html

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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

• Bihār - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
• Bihār Sharīf- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
• Behar - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html
• Bihar - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html

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8. The settlement's coordinates

• Approx., Lat 25.1833 Long 85.5167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Bihar_Sharif.html

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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

• [missing data]

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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

• [missing data]

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11. Date-early

• [missing data]

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12. Date-intermediate

• [missing data]

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13. Date-late

• [missing data]

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

• [missing data]

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

• epigraphic

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16. Additional notes

• [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

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

• [missing data]

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