Linji Temple, Zhenzhou (Zhengding)

Linji Temple, at Zhenzhou (modern Zhengding in Hebei province, China), is the monastery where the ninth-century master Línjì Yìxuán taught after about 851. The temple, on the bank of the Hutuo river, gave its name to the master and to the Linji school of Chan (Japanese Rinzai Zen).