"Zen's Bag"

The author is Bill Porter, an American sinologist and translator. As an admirer and researcher of traditional Chinese culture, Porter started from Beijing and traveled southward, passing through Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, Henan Province, and Hubei Province. Province, Jiangxi Province, Guangdong Province, and finally arrived in Hong Kong. The trajectory of the journey seems to be random, but in fact it follows the pace of the sixth patriarch of Zen Buddhism who passed down the lineage of Buddhism to the south. It briefly describes the development history of Zen Buddhism in China.

This book is a walking note. The author followed the footsteps of six Zen ancestors, completed a spiritual pilgrimage, and told his deep understanding of Zen over the years.

"Zen Bag" walking route

1. Beijing

1. Ancient Bell Museum 2. Fangshan Yunju Temple Shijingshan Sutra Cave

2. Datong, Shanxi

1. Yungang Grottoes (there are few tourists in March, but the weather is cold) 2. Huayan Temple (built by the Khitans in the Liao Dynasty. Located in the old city of Datong The center is large in scale and divided into upper and lower courtyards. It is said that the Buddhist statues and murals are very exquisite and worth viewing) 3. Nine Dragon Wall 4. Luyeyuan Zen Grotto

3. Wutai Mountain

1. , passing by Xuankong Temple 2, Beitai 3, Xiantong Temple 4, Bishan Temple 5, Zhulin Temple

4. Hebei

1. Berlin Temple in Zhao County (857 AD, Zhaozhou Founded by Zen Master Chen) 2. Handan Kuangjiao Temple (the relics of the second ancestor of Zen were discovered in 1969)

5. Henan

1. Luoyang White Horse Temple 2. Yongning Temple 3. Kong Xiang Temple (the burial place of Bodhidharma after his death, now under the jurisdiction of Shaolin Temple) 4. Tomb of Bai Juyi

6. Anhui

1. Wuxiang Temple in Sikong Mountain (Huike, the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism, went south His first stop was Sikong Mountain; in the last few years of his life, Li Bai also lived in the mountain and wrote "The Refuge of Sikong Yuan Huai")

2. Fayun Temple (because he was looking for the abbot of Wuxiang Temple) Go to)

3. Qianshan Sanzu Temple

4. Huangmei Shuangfeng Mountain Four Ancestor Temple and Laozu Temple

5. Huangmei Fengmaoshan Fifth Ancestor Temple Temple

7. Dajinshan Temple in Jiangxi

8. Hubei

1. Guqintai 2. Tomb of Zhong Ziqi 3. Dangyang

9. Nanhua Temple, Shaoguan, Guangdong (Six Groups of Huineng Dojo)

Zen is a Buddhist practice and a far-reaching way of life.

Read travel notes and let your heart travel. After reading travel notes, you should set off towards the place your heart longs for.

I hope that after the epidemic, I can make a pilgrimage along the route mentioned above.