Nanshan-2 monastery, (towards) Xi'an, Shaanxi, CN

Raw data

Mt Nan Shan, south of Ch'ang-an, China.
Nan-shan Tsung Sect of Buddhism (Disciplinary School, or in Korean, Yul Sect)
Monastery founded by a monk Tao-hsuan (596-667 AD)
Src: Grayson (1985:44)
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 23 2009

The Chinese Buddhist monk Tao-hsüan (596-667) [= Dao Xuan, Daoxuan] was an important Buddhist scholar and the founder of the Disciplinary school, Lü-tsung, of Chinese Buddhism. […] When he was 15 he began to study the Buddhist classics under the guidance of a well-known monk in the capital of Ch'ang-an. The next year he formally entered a monastery, and 4 years later he was ordained as a Buddhist monk.

Tao-hsüan studied under a Buddhist master who taught the Vinaya in Four Parts (Ssu-fen-lü), one version of the rules of monastic discipline. He began his writings on Buddhism at this time, compiling material concerning this Buddhist school. In 630 Tao-hsüan entered a temple in the Chung-nan Mountains south of Ch'ang-an. In the following years he began to formulate his own ideas, which showed more independence after his principal teachers died between 635 and 637. Because he established his basic precepts during this period, his school is known as the Southern Mountain Disciplinary school (Nan-shan Lü-hsüeh), named after the location of the monastery where he had lived.
[…]
In 645 Tao-hsüan took part in the translation of Buddhist scriptures that the famous pilgrim-traveler Hsüantsang [=Xuanzang] had brought back from India after his lengthy and arduous trip. His collaboration with Hsüan-tsang continued for years, during which time his own reputation soared.

By 658 Tao-hsüan was abbot of a large monastery in Ch'ang-an. As an important cleric in the capital, he was on several occasions involved in disputes concerning the etiquette of Buddhists in the imperial court, an important matter which involved the relationship of the faith to the secular power. Although he was a vigorous and able defender of Buddhism, he preferred religious activity to political, and in 664 he returned to the temple in the Chung-nan Mountains, where years before he had begun his important thinking and writing."
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/tao-hsuan/

Dosen 道宣 Ch. Tao-hsuan (596-667); the founder of the Nanshan 南山 (Nanzan) sect of the Vinaya (Lu 律, Ritsu) school in China. He assisted Hsuan-tsang 玄弉 (Genjo) in translating volumes of precept texts and biographies of monks. As he lived in his earlier days at a temple on Mt. Chung-nan 終南 (Shunan) [= Zhongnan Mountain - tmciolek], he was popularly called Precept Master Nan-shan 南山律師 (Nanzan Risshi) or Great Master Nan-shan 南山大師 (Nanzan Daishi).” 
http://shingondharmazazen.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/biographies-of-dharma-masters/

"Dharmaguptaka School, […] was promoted by Vinaya Master Daoxuan [596-667 - tmc] and became known as the Nanshan [monastery] Vinaya School." Ben YIN (n.d.:1)

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 07 Aug 2014

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Nanshan-2 monastery, CN.

General location of the Nanshan-2 monastery, CN.
lat=34.2622 long=108.9378
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.


Google Map link:

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Nanshan-2 monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Shaanxi Sheng

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • Mt. Nan Shan - Grayson (1985:44)

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates


5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries


6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village


7. The settlement's alternative/historical names


8. The settlement's coordinates


9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • Vinaya (= Nan-shan Tsung Sect of Buddhism, Disciplinary School, or in Korean, Yul Sect) - Grayson (1985:44)
  • "'Lu' [ideograph] is transliterated in Chinese from the Sanskrit word Vinaya. It means the code of monastic discipline, which is one of Tripitaka. Lu-tsung [ideograph] is actually Vinaya Sect. It is also known as Nan-shan-tsung [ideograph]. As the founder of Lu-tsung, Master Tao-husan [ideograph] lived in Zhong-nan-shan [ideograph], this sect is named after it. In Japan, this sect is called Ritsu Sect." - http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoor/archive/nutshell/teach57.htm

11. Date-early

  • Monastery founded by a monk Tao-hsuan (596-667 AD) - Grayson (1985:44)
  • "In 630 Tao-hsüan entered a temple in the Chung-nan Mountains south of Ch'ang-an. In the following years he began to formulate his own ideas, which showed more independence after his principal teachers died between 635 and 637. Because he established his basic precepts during this period, his school is known as the Southern Mountain Disciplinary school (Nan-shan Lü-hsüeh), named after the location of the monastery where he had lived." - http://www.bookrags.com/biography/tao-hsuan/

MBM chrono-tag 0633-66c - tmciolek 29 Jan 2014
0633-66c 0667-99p dated-e


12. Date-intermediate

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13. Date-late

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14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

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16. Additional notes

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