Yunmen Monastery
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Yunmen Monastery is a historic Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple in China renowned as the seat of the influential Yunmen school founded by the master Yunmen Wenyan.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Chan Buddhist temple ⓘ Zen temple ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | traditional Chinese temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedSchool | Yunmen school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yunmen lineage
ⓘ
Zen koan tradition ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Chinese Buddhist monastic system ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Yunmen Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| function |
monastic residence
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place of Buddhist worship ⓘ site of meditation practice ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important site in Chinese Buddhist history ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLiturgy | Chinese ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
Yunmen school of Chan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
recorded sayings of Yunmen Wenyan ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrder | Chan monks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourism |
Buddhist pilgrims
ⓘ
cultural tourists ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic temple ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Chan Buddhist practice
ⓘ
seat of the Yunmen school ⓘ |
| influenced |
Yunmen school teachings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
development of Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong Province
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Yunfu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunmen Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTradition | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yunmen Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief and enigmatic Chan teachings
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role in classical Zen literature ⓘ |
| notableMonk | Yunmen Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| spiritualFocus |
Chan enlightenment teachings
ⓘ
koan practice ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
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