Sharada Peeth

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Sharada Peeth is an ancient and revered Hindu temple and learning center in Kashmir dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), historically renowned as a major seat of scholarship and pilgrimage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sharada Peeth canonical 2
Sharada Peetha 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
historical university ⓘ
religious pilgrimage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Kashmiri stone temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Kashmiri Pandit community ⓘ
linked to: Kashmiri Pandit

Kashmiri Shaivism ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism

Shakta tradition ⓘ
linked to: Shaktism
associatedWithDeityAspect goddess of arts ⓘ
goddess of learning ⓘ
goddess of wisdom ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
associatedWithLegend seat of goddess Sharada’s wisdom ⓘ
associatedWithScript Sharada script ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
culturalSignificance important Hindu pilgrimage center ⓘ
major seat of learning in ancient Kashmir ⓘ
one of the most revered Shakti peethas in Kashmir tradition ⓘ
currentCondition ruined ⓘ
dedicatedTo Goddess Saraswati ⓘ
Sharada Devi ⓘ
distanceFrom Line of Control in Kashmir (nearby) ⓘ
flourishedDuring 8th to 12th centuries CE (approximate) ⓘ
early medieval period ⓘ
hasFeature courtyard-like enclosure ⓘ
sanctum (garbhagriha) ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ
heritageStatus important heritage site of Kashmiri Hindus ⓘ
historicalRegion Ancient Kashmir ⓘ
Uttara Patha ⓘ
influence development of Sharada script ⓘ
scholastic traditions of Kashmir ⓘ
knownAs Seat of Sharada ⓘ
Sharada Peetha ⓘ
linked to: Sharada Peeth

Sharada Pitha ⓘ
locatedIn Kashmir region ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir

Neelum Valley ⓘ
Pakistan-administered Kashmir ⓘ
locatedNear Sharda town ⓘ
locatedOn banks of the Kishanganga River ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
mentionedIn Kashmiri historical chronicles ⓘ
Rajatarangini ⓘ
modernIssue subject of proposals for cross-LOC pilgrimage access ⓘ
nearBorderWith India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
status non-functional temple ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims ⓘ
scholars in ancient times ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shakti Peetha → hasComponentShrine → Sharada Peeth ⓘ
Sharada Peeth → knownAs → Sharada Peetha ⓘ
linked to: Sharada Peeth
Sharda Peeth → alsoKnownAs → Sharada Peeth ⓘ
subject linked to: Sharda Peeth (temple ruins)