Taiyuan monastery, (in) Xi'an, Shaanxi, CN

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Fa-tsang [法藏] 643-712 AD
Among the disciples of Chih-yen, Fa-tsang was definitely the most outstanding one. He was also called 'Hsien-shou' [賢首], which meant 'the head of the wise', a respectful name given by his followers. […] Because of his tremendous effort in preaching and writing on the Hua-yen doctrines, Hua-yen sect was also called Hsien-shou sect [賢首宗]. In his youth, he assisted Hsuan-tsang [玄奘] and I-tsing [義淨] in the translation work. However, he was greatly impressed by the preaching of Chih-yen and became his disciple in the Yun-hua Monastery. He was formally ordained at twenty-eight when he was appointed the abbot of the newly built Tai-yuan Monastery by the Empress Wu [武則天].
http://www.buddhistdoor.com/OldWeb/bdoor/archive/nutshell/teach65.htm

[Fazang] became a monk in 670，at which time he began to reside at the Taiyuansi 太原寺in Chang'an，a monastery built in 670 by the Empress for the posthumous well-being of her mother.
http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/toModule.do?prefix=/search&page=/search_detail.jsp?seq=20100

"[Fazang…] as a cosmopolitan priest, since in 670 he entered Taiyuansi ֜ ʳ(later known as Western Chongfusi) in Chang’an at the invitation of empress Wu, who established the monastery on the basis of an old mansion of her newly deceased mother." Chen (2002:59).

Input by: tmciolek, Feb 23 2009

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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 Taiyuan monastery, CN.

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


Google Map link:

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Taiyuan monastery

2. Monastery's modern country

  • China:Shaanxi Sheng

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