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The Three Lineages of Shaolin

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view post Posted on 6/12/2009, 03:38




The Shaolin Monastery has had three distinct lineages (successions of abbots) in its history. The following is a general overview of each.

Batuo’s Lineage

In 495 A.D. the Shaolin Monastery was built in Henan province for an Indian monk named Buddhabhadra (Chin.: Fótuóbátuóluó 佛陀跋陀罗), and called "Batuo" (Chin.: Bátuó 跋陀) by the Chinese. He was given land at the foot of the Shaoshi Mountain (Chin.: Shàoshìshān 少室山) to build a monastery to teach the tradition of Nikaya Buddhism. The Shaolin name comes from the first character in the name Shaoshi Mountain, 少 shào, and the Chinese term for the surrounding woods, 林 lín.


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view post Posted on 25/10/2012, 01:32




He was given land to build a monastery to teach ~

Edited by ~_~ - 24/10/2012, 20:25
 
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