▁a ▁special ized ▁med itation ▁training ▁centre . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁community ▁in ▁one ▁location ▁was ▁a ▁change ▁from ▁the ▁wand ering ▁lives ▁of ▁Bod h id har ma ▁and ▁H ui ke ▁and ▁their ▁follow ers . ▁It ▁fit ▁better ▁into ▁Chinese ▁society , ▁which ▁highly ▁val ued ▁community - orient ed ▁behaviour ▁over ▁solit ary ▁practice . ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Mountain ▁Te ach ings ▁was ▁its ▁non re liance ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁s ut ra ▁or ▁a ▁single ▁set ▁of ▁s ut ras ▁for ▁its ▁do ctr inal ▁foundation ▁as ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Buddh ist ▁sect s ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁East ▁Mountain ▁School ▁incorpor ated ▁both ▁the ▁La ṅ k ā vat ā ra ▁S ū tra ▁and ▁the ▁Mah ap raj nap aram ita ▁S ut ras . ▁ ▁The ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁mind ▁in ▁the ▁Aw ak ening ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁in ▁the ▁Mah ay ana ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁import ▁on ▁the ▁do ctr inal ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Mountain ▁Te aching : ▁ ▁Med itation ▁There ▁were ▁three ▁main ▁med itation ▁techniques ▁taught ▁by ▁this ▁school . ▁One ▁was ▁a ▁med itation ▁on ▁ś ū ny at ā ▁" empt iness " ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁cont em plates ▁all ▁d harm as ▁of ▁body ▁and ▁mind ▁as ▁empty . ▁Another ▁practice ▁was ▁the ▁cont empl ation ▁of ▁some ▁' ult imate ▁principle ', ▁this ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁' one - p ract ice ▁sam