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Chán zōng 禪宗 is one of China's Major Buddhist Schools.
Many individuals, institutions, and periodicals were involved in the practice and transmission of Chán during the Republican Period. Below is a list of the people and temples who were most strongly connected to Republican Chán, along with some general secondary studies that touch on Chán during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For a more complete list of primary and secondary sources see the Print bibliography.
Associated Lineage Holders, Teachers, and Scholars
- Dàdìng 大定
- Jìchán 寄禪
- Láiguǒ 來果
- Shèngyán 聖嚴
- Shì Dōngchū 釋東初
- Xūyún 虛雲
- Yěkāi 冶開
Associated Institutions
- Gāomín sì 高旻寺
- Jiāngtiān chán sì 江天禪寺
- Tiānníng Temple 天寧寺, Chángzhōu 常州
- Tiāntóng sì 天童寺
Secondary Sources
- Chen Bing 陳兵 and Deng Zimei 鄧子美. Ershishiji Zhongguo Fojiao 二十世紀中國佛教. Beijing: Minzu chubanshe, 2000.
- Shì Dōngchū 釋東初. Zhōngguó Fójiào jìndài shǐ 中國佛教近代史 (A History of Early Contemporary Chinese Buddhism), in Dōngchū lǎorén quánjí 東初老人全集 (Complete Collection of Old Man Dongchu), vols. 1-2. Taipei: Dongchu, 1974
- Welch, Holmes. The Buddhist Revival in China. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968.