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.

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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
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
Yunfu NERFINISHED
Yunmen Mountain NERFINISHED
mainTradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
namedAfter Yunmen Mountain NERFINISHED
notableFor brief and enigmatic Chan teachings
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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Yunmen Wenyan abbotOf Yunmen Monastery