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A new school of Buddhism — the [[Southern Sect of Chan]] (Zen) was set up in the early [[Tang Dynasty]]. Its founder was Monk '''Huineng''' (638-713), who was born in [[Guangdong]]. He believed that everyone was born with buddha nature and could attain Buddhahood in a way of sudden enlightenment. So he opposed practicing Buddhism through generations of tedious rites, and believed in seeking moksha (liberation) through peaceful secular living. Later, he made great efforts to advocate his theory of sudden enlightenment at [[Caoxi]] in [[Shaozhou]], establishing consequently a direct branch of the Chan Sect. His Southern Sect brought Buddhism closer to the everyday life of common people, and also produced an evident impact on literature, arts, and the Confucian school of idealistic philosophy.
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