.
    Baizhang

    (1,000 feet)


    The Japanese pronounce these 2
    characters "Hyaku" (100), "Jo" (10
    feet)--Hyakujo.


    This is the name of a famous
    mountain and Zen Temple in
    south-central China--also the
    "mountain name" of Zen Master
    Baizhang Huaihai, who lived there
    around 800.
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