present-day Xinxing County, Guangdong, China
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Present-day Xinxing County in Guangdong, China is a historically significant county best known as the birthplace of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xinxing County | 0 |
| Huineng | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist patriarch
ⓘ
administrative division of China ⓘ county-level division ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | county ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Xinxing County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| governingBody | People's Government of Xinxing County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 新兴县 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
light industry ⓘ tourism related to Buddhist heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | important site in the development of Chinese Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasPinyinName | Xīnxīng Xiàn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | rural county ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the birthplace of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
historical significance in Chan (Zen) Buddhism ⓘ |
| language |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ local Yue dialects ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong Province
ⓘ
Pearl River Delta hinterland NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunfu, Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Lingnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePersonBornHere | Huineng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yunfu City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | Chan Buddhist temples and sites associated with Huineng ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | People's Government of Yunfu City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| title | Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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