Shaolin Temple 少林寺

Damo（达摩）
The Shaolin martial arts are an important part of the relics. Shaolin does have a long tradition of Chinese martial arts, as the saying goes ‘All martial arts (kongfu) are from Shaolin.’ This is partly because Shaolin was located in a strategic area so they had to protect the temple themselves from wars or any invading, and partly because of the support of most emperors from different dynasties, which came after the 13 Shaolin monks once saved Li Shimin（“十三棍僧救唐王”）, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty (618-
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A famous place in Henan province
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pagodas from different dynasties, known as the forest of pagodas （塔）. The oldest one was from the Tang Dynasty. The pagodas are
the tombs of the celebrated Shaolin monks.
Shaolin Temple covers an area of more than 30,000 square meters,
so its scale is great. On its medial axis(轴线) stand the Gate of the
Temple, Heavenly King Hall, Main Hall, Sutra（佛经，箴言） Hall, Abbot's Room, Thousand Buddhas Hall, etc., and a number of
ancient stone inscriptions（题名）, some of them by famous calligraphers（书法家）. The large mural（壁画） of 500 arhats（罗
汉） in the Qianfo Hall was from the Ming Dynasty. There are 232
arts were forbidden during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Even with
the protection of solider-monks, Shaolin was severely damaged by fire a few times. The largest fire set by the army of Shi Yousan in 1928 destroyed most of the buildings of Shaolin Temple.
The current situation of Shaolin
Shaolin Temple is situated in the beautiful Songshan Mountains, which is only eight miles of Dengfeng and about 50 miles southwest of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province.
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Shaolin Temple
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History of Shaolin Temple Current situation of Shaolin Temple The special life of Shaolin monks
907). Since then Shaolin was allowed to have solider-monks. With the help
of the government, Shaolin Temple became bigger and bigger and won fame both at home and abroad.
capital, for spreading Buddhism at that period. Emperor Xiaowen was a believer of Buddhism so he decided to build the temple in the Songshan Mountains to house Damo, who translated many Buddhist works.
important buildings stand on both sides hereof. Shao Lin Si on the
tablet of the Gate were written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.
There are many noted relics at Shaolin. There are over 300
Then let’s have a look at the special life of Shaolin monks.
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President Putin was watching the perform of Shaolin Kongfu.
The president of International Olympic Committee Rogge visited Shaolin Temple in 2008 during the Beijing Olympic Games.
The history of Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple was established in 495 during the Northern Wei
Dynasty (386-534). Damo, an Indian monk, came to Luoyang, the ancient
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Shaolin housed over 1,000 solider-monks at its peak and they were often used by the government to combat rebellions and Japanese bandits. But martial
These brick towers are used to enshrine（供奉） the sarira(舍利) of the Shaolin Temple eminent（高僧）.
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President: Ven. Abbot Yongxin
The Shaolin Temple abbot ----- Shi Yongxin