Meta History: Why did so many Zen Masters live in the south? Where is "the south"?

The obvious explanation is that Mazu settled in the south, and since Lnji and Caodong are both Mazu lines in one way or another, Bob's your uncle.

I came across this while researching Mazu:

http://monastic-asia.wikidot.com/gonggong

Which doesn't seem to specify an existing monastery...

Submitted November 17, 2019 at 06:55AM by ewk https://ift.tt/2Kvi6YL