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Song Shan
Song Shan , mountain, N central Henan prov., China; one of the five sacred mountains of China. It is famous for the Shaolin Temple, where generations of Buddhist monks have practiced martial arts. Bodhidharma, an Indian Buddhist master, is said to have arrived at the temple during the 6th cent. and established Zen Buddhism . The name is also transliterated as Sung Shan. |
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Song Shan
Song Shan, Henan/China A mountain called ‘Pine Mountain’ from sōng ‘pine’ and shān.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Song Shan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Song Shan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SongShan.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Song Shan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SongShan.html |
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