（1） A transliteration of the Sanskrit Sumeru， also translated into Chinese as 妙高山. In Buddhist cosmology， a towering mountain at the center of the universe. It is in the center of a great ocean， on a golden wheel， and it rises 80，000 yojana above sea level. It is surrounded by nine mountains and eight seas. The sun and moon circle around it， and the 'six destinies' and various heavens are around and above it. On its peak is Tra^yastrim/sa Heaven， where Indra lives. （2） Sumisan; the name of one of the early Korean "Nine Mountain" 九山 schools of Son， founded by Iom （利严; 869-936）， as a Korean extension of the Caotong 曹洞 lineage.