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Gosan
Gosan or Gozan. ‘Five mountains’ (Chin., wu-shan), the federation of Chʾan/Zen monasteries, in groups of five, especially of Hangchou, Ming-chou, and then in Japan of Kamakura and Kyōto. Because monasteries were often built on mountains, the word shan (Jap., san or zan) came to mean ‘monastery’.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Gosan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Gosan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Gosan.html JOHN BOWKER. "Gosan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Gosan.html |
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Gosan
Gosan. See Five Mountains and Ten Temples.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Gosan." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Gosan." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Gosan.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Gosan." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Gosan.html |
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