izes ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁Northern ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Platform ▁S ut ra ▁rel ates ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Hu in eng ▁and ▁his ▁inheritance ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Mountain ▁Te ach ings . ▁ ▁W ider ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Mountain ▁Te ach ings ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁patri arch s , ▁which ▁granted ▁cred ibility ▁to ▁the ▁developing ▁tradition , ▁developed ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁Ch án ▁tradition : ▁ ▁Far u ▁( 法 如 , ▁ 6 3 8 - 6 8 9 ▁CE ) ▁Far u ▁( 法 如 , ▁ 6 3 8 - 6 8 9 ) ▁was ▁" the ▁first ▁pione er " ▁and ▁" actual ▁founder " ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁School . ▁His ▁principal ▁teachers ▁were ▁H ui - ming ▁and ▁Dam an ▁Hong ren ▁( H ung - jen ). ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Hong ren ▁by ▁H ui - ming , ▁and ▁att ained ▁aw ak ening ▁when ▁studying ▁with ▁Hung - jen ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁Far u ▁too ▁was ▁cred ited ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁Hong ren . ▁But ▁Far u ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁public ist , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁within ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁Chan ▁Patri arch s . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁Far u , ▁the ▁' S ha olin ▁Mon aster y ', ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 4 9 6 CE , ▁yet ▁again ▁became ▁prominent . ▁[ F aru ] ▁had ▁only ▁a ▁brief ▁stay ▁at ▁Sh a olin