Quantitative characteristics and influencing factors of Tibetan Buddhist religious space with monasteries as the carrier: a case study of U-Tsang, China

Heritage Science

Table 1 Data list

Data name	Time	Data sources
Tibetan Buddhist monastery data	historical period to present	"Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in China" series of materials, local chronicles, cultural relics, the official website of the State Administration of Religious Affairs, and field trips
Administrative division	2019	National Geomatics Center of China (https://www.ngcc.cn/ngcc/)
DEM	2011	National Geomatics Center of China https://www.ngcc.cn/ngcc/
River of class III or above	2015	National Geomatics Center of China https://www.ngcc.cn/ngcc/
Demographic data	1990	Socioeconomic Data and Application Center https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/sets/browse
Historical River/Lake	1820	China Historical GIS https://chgis.fas.harvard.edu/
Tea Horse Ancient Road Route	1820	China Historical GIS https://chgis.fas.harvard.edu/
Tea Horse Post Station	1820	China Historical GIS https://chgis.fas.harvard.edu/
Historical Administrative Divisions	1460&1820	"Chinese Historical Atlas" Tang Dynasty (618–907 A.D.) Picture Group-Tubo and Liao, Northern Song Dynasty (1127–1279 A.D.) Picture Group-Tubo Tribes