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  2. Shaolin Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Shaolin Monastery (少林寺; shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin kung fu. [1] It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the Songshan mountain range in Dengfeng County, Henan province, China.

  3. Batuo - Wikipedia

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    Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei for Batuo's preaching. [ 4 ] Batuo's disciples Sengchou [ 1 ] and Huiguang became well known for their martial arts through their time and studies with Batuo, to eventually be mentioned in the Chinese Buddhist canon [ 5 ]

  4. Shi Yan Ming - Wikipedia

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    Shi Yan Ming was born Duan Gen Shan in Zhumadian in Henan Province, China, on Chinese New Year's, February 13, 1964, the year of the Dragon, the seventh of nine children.. His father grew up in a family so poor that they were essentially homeless, and begged for food door to do

  5. Shi Yanxu - Wikipedia

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    In September 2007 Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA was established by Shi Yanxu under the official directive of the Songshan Shaolin Temple in China in hopes to protect and promote its 1,500 years of orthodox Chan (meditation), Wu (martial arts) and Yi (herbal healing) practice in the U.S. Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA wishes to advance cultural exchange and organically enhance people's ...

  6. Shaolin kung fu - Wikipedia

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    Shaolin kung fu (Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shǎolín gōngfū), also called Shaolin Wushu (少林武術; Shǎolín wǔshù), or Shaolin quan (少林拳; Shàolínquán), is the largest and most famous style of kung fu. It combines Chan philosophy and martial arts. It was developed in the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China during its 1500-year ...

  7. Southern Shaolin Monastery - Wikipedia

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    With the demise of the Shaolin warrior units, the subsidiary Shaolin monasteries disappeared, so that by the end of the Qing dynasty only the temple at Henan remained. The Southern Shaolin Temple gained a reputation for being a revolutionary center and the abbot refused to become a part of the emperor's army or take orders from him.

  8. Shaolin temple - Wikipedia

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  9. Shaolin Temple (1982 film) - Wikipedia

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    Its sequel Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin was released in 1984 and stars Jet Li in the lead role again. It sold an estimated 490 million tickets at the Chinese box office, making it 1984's highest-grossing film in China. [22] The first two Shaolin Temple films combined sold an estimated 990 million tickets at the Chinese box office.