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東禪寺

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Dongchansi

Senses:

  • The name of a temple on Mt. Baima 白馬山 founded in 539. It was the site of early printings of the Buddhist canon 大藏經 produced between 1080 and 1112.

    [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Yokoi, FGD]
  • A temple in Huangmei 黃梅 Province where the fifth Chan patriarch Hongren 弘忍 transmitted the teachings to Huineng 慧能. The same temple was also called Lianhuasi 蓮華寺 and Dongjiansi 東漸寺.

    [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Yokoi, FGD]
  • In Japan, Tōzenji was an alternative name for Butsunichisan 佛日山, a major temple of the Myōshinji branch 妙心寺派 of the Rinzai school 臨濟宗 founded in 1610. Most of the temple complex was destroyed in the wake of the Meiji Restoration 明治維新, and today only a few of the original buildings are still standing. [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Yokoi, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Chūgoku bukkyōshi jiten (Kamata) 281

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 769

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 933d

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 802

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3309

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3885a

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    Entry created: 2017-11-15