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| 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.Read full article....
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