- Kaisan
is a Japanese term used in reference to the founder of a school of
Buddhism or the founding abbot of aZen monastery, literally meaning "mountain founder" or "to open a mountain."Baroni, 171-172] Ch'an monasteries ofChina and Japan have traditionally been built in mountainous regions, with the name of whatever mountain it has been built upon then fixed upon the monastery as well as the founding abbot.Fischer-Schreiber, 168]ee also
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Kaisando
*Kaisan-ki Notes
References
*cite book| last =Baroni| first =Helen J.| authorlink =Helen J. Baroni| coauthors =| title =The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism| publisher =The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.| date =2002| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42680558&referer=brief_results| doi =| id = | isbn = 0823922405
*cite book| last =Fischer-Schreiber| first =Ingrid| authorlink =| coauthors =Schuhmacher, Stephan; Woerner, Gert| title =The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Zen, Taoism| publisher =Shambhala Publications| date =1994| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=0877739803| doi =| id = | isbn = 0877739803
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