East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei)

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East Mountain in Huangmei, Hubei is a historically significant Buddhist site best known as the mountain monastery associated with the Fifth Patriarch Hongren and the early development of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sacred site
Chan Buddhism site
mountain
associatedConcept monastic community (sangha)
patriarchal transmission of Chan
associatedSchool East Mountain school of Chan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Daoxin NERFINISHED
Fifth Patriarch of Chan NERFINISHED
Hongren NERFINISHED
Huineng NERFINISHED
Shenxiu NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
early Chan Buddhism
country China
culturalSignificance important site in Chinese Buddhist history
pilgrimage destination for Chan Buddhists
eraOfProminence Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
hasFeature monastic meditation halls
mountain monastery complex
temple buildings
hasHeritageType religious heritage site
hasMonastery East Mountain Monastery NERFINISHED
hasNameInChinese 东山
東山 NERFINISHED
hasNotableResident Hongren NERFINISHED
Shenxiu NERFINISHED
hasNotableVisitor Huineng NERFINISHED
historicalRole center of early Chan practice
training site for Chan monks
knownFor East Mountain teaching lineage
influence on later Zen schools
monastery of the Fifth Patriarch NERFINISHED
languageOfLocalTradition Chinese
locatedIn China
Huanggang NERFINISHED
Huangmei County NERFINISHED
Hubei Province
locatedNear Yangtze River region NERFINISHED
partOf Buddhist sacred geography of China NERFINISHED
region central China
religion Buddhism
religiousTradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
usedFor Buddhist rituals
meditation practice
monastic training

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Hongren residence East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei)