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Buddhist (Chan) Sites
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Sites significant specifically to Chan Buddhism, the Chinese school from which Japanese Zen later developed, distinguished within the broader Buddhist sacred site material by its particular monastic and meditative lineage. Sacred sites are grouped by tradition at a fine grain here, so a heading can be narrow without that saying anything about the tradition's own reach.
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What Defines This GroupingMountain monasteries of Chan, the Chinese meditation school that is the parent of Japanese Zen and Korean Seon. What collects them is the school's lineage of transmission rather than an event in the Buddha's life: a Chan site is a seat where the practice and its succession were kept. 2 Learn More
Chan Buddhist sacred sites
This small group holds a sacred site of Chan Buddhism, the Chinese meditation tradition (the parent of Japanese Zen), whose mountain monasteries were centres of the practice and transmission of the school.
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