Mountain Song Temple
Mountain Song Temple was a temple in the Dragon lands.
Foundation[]
In the Fourth Century, a monk seeking a wild, remote place for contemplation in the Dragon lands happened upon a plateau near the boundary of the Agasha and Mirumoto lands where the wind made a rising and falling tone as it blew among the surrounding peaks—the so-called Mountain Song. The plateau came to be connected with an obscure quote from the Tao of Shinsei, a kōan—Enlightenment can be found in the song of stone, if only one can learn to listen. A temple and monastery were later built on the plateau, and into a portion of the surrounding mountains. Mountain Song Temple blended itself into, and incorporate, the natural environment, another aspect of the World Temple concept. [1]
Appearance[]
Mountain Song Temple
The temple was constructed mainly of wood, containing expansive and well-tended gardens, and containing shrines to Kaze-no-kami, the Fortune of Wind, and Yama-no-kami, the Fortune of Stone. A well-maintained road that traversed northward from Shiro Agasha, a two to three-day journey, was the access to the temple. [1] The bridges that reached the various outcroppings on which the houses of the temple were built were known as sky bridges. [2]
Tradition[]
Mountain Song Temple was occupied by monks of many orders, some with very different beliefs and philosophies. All were united in the belief that listening to the Mountain Song eventually further one's path towards Enlightenment. The office of Abbot of Mountain Song Temple was an especially prestigious one, traditionally occupied by monks of a moderate and diplomatic bent, usually a retired courtier or diplomat. [3]
Conclave of the Brotherhood[]
In 1124 the temple hosted the annual conclave of the Brotherhood of Shinsei. [4]
Known Abbots[]
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