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“Yerpa (also known as: Brag Yer-pa, Drak Yerpa, Druk Yerpa, Dagyeba, Dayerpa, and Trayerpa), is only a short drive to the east of Lhasa, Tibet, and consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks.[1] […] There are a number of small temples shrines and hermitages and the cliffs contain some of the earliest known meditation sites in Tibet, some dating back to pre-Buddhist times. Among the more famous are those traditionally connected with Songtsen Gampo (604–650 CE) […] 29.747833, 91.2805 ” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
Have been used by Padmasambhava [meditated in Dawa Puk cave] and Atisha [who’s hermitage in 19th c. had 300 monks]. Refurbished in the 11th century by Klu-mes Tshul-khrims - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 16, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 16 Feb 2013
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.
General location of the Yerpa monastery, CN.
Lat 29.74644 Long 91.28089
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Yerpa monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Xizang Zizhiqu
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Brag Yer-pa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- Drak Yerpa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa; - http://www.tibettravel.info/lhasa/attractions/drak-yerpa-monastery.htm
- Druk Yerpa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- Dagyeba - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- Dayerpa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- Trayerpa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- Zha Yebasi (Chin.) - http://maps.google.com/maps?
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 29.74644 Long 91.28089 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 16 Feb 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Lhassa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
- La-sa - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
- Lhasa Shi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
- La-sa-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 29.6500 Long 91.1000 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/14/Lhasa.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Initially possible adherence to Mahayana, subsequently Vajrayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- The site contains some of the earliest known meditation sites in Tibet, some dating back to pre-Buddhist times. Among the more famous are those traditionally connected with Songtsen Gampo (604–650 CE)” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek tmciolek 16 Feb 2013
- 0633-66c 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
- Yerpa monastery was refurbished in the 11th century by Klu-mes Tshul-khrims - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
13. Date-late
- Atisha's hermitage in 19th c. had 300 monks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerpa
- MBM chrono-tag: 1200=> - tmciolek 16 Feb 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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