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    Song Shan

    Song Mountain, one of the "Five
    Sacred Mountains" of China, the
    location in Henan Province
    where Shaolin Zen Temple is--
    Bodhidharma's abode, where he
    'faced the cave' for 9 years, and
    'transmitted the lamp' to disciple
    Huike.
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