(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on July 14, 2014.)
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| These ancient trees are all that remain of the former Dajian Temple (大鉴寺) in Shaoguan, Guangdong, (广东, 韶关市) where the Sixth Patriarch (六祖) of Chan (Zen = 禅) is said to have delivered the Platform Sutra (坛经). Small halls in front seem to have been created from an apartment building. |
July 22, 2012 - With this week's article, we return closer to home. I took the (then-new) fast train up to Shaoguan, where I began exploring sites from the life of Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chan.
