Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t13.2

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Shaolin Temple was built in the ninth year of Taihe period, Northern Wei Dynasty (495 CE). On the east of Mount Songshan, is Mount Taishi while Mount Shaoshi is on the west. Shaolin Temple gained its name because of its location in the bamboo forest of Wuru Peak (Five Breast Peak) in Mount Shaoshi. In the third year of Xiaochang period, Northern Wei Dynasty (527 CE), Bodhidharma, an Indian monk, came to Shaolin Temple of Mount Songshan. Since then, Shaolin Temple became well-known in the world.