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"During Song Dynasty 宋 when Kaifeng 開封/Henan served as imperial capital, there was also the need for religious support for the inhabitants of the capital. The so-called Iron Pagoda (Tieta 鐵塔) of the state protected Youguo Monastery 祐國寺 is coated with brown colored tiles, giving the slim building its name. It is 56 m high and has eleven stories upon the basic entrance room."
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 2009
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 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Youguo monastery, CN.
Lat 34.7911 Long 114.3483
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Youguo Monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Henan Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Youguo Monastery 祐國寺 - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.7911 Long 114.3483 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Kaifeng.html
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
- Kai-fêng Fu - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Kaifeng.html
- K'ai-feng-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Kaifeng.html
- K'ai-feng-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Kaifeng.html
- Kai-feng Fu - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Kaifeng.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 34.7911 Long 114.3483 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/9/Kaifeng.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- [missing data]
12. Date-intermediate
- Active during Song Dynasty (960 - 1126 CE) - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
MBM chrono-tag: 1033-66p - tmciolek 01 Aug 2014
1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p dated-x
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
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]
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