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Shaolin Monastery
ཧྲའོ་ལིན་དགོན་པ། bo 少林寺 zh 嵩山少林寺 ja
Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng county, Henan, China
- Dated from 495 CE
- Also called Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Si
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Associated figures
- Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ↗Named as founder
Emperor of Northern Wei Dynasty from 471 to 499
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