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  2. Shaolin Sect - Wikipedia

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    Shaolin Sect is a Shaolin school. It was founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, [1] who wanted his followers to practice martial arts for improving health, and self-defense, as well as upholding justice and helping the weak. Shaolin members are expected to follow a Buddhist code of conduct in ...

  3. Shaolin kung fu - Wikipedia

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    Shaolin kung fu (Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shàolín 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Bodhidharma - Wikipedia

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    At Shaolin Monastery, the monks informed them that Bodhidharma was dead and had been buried in a hill behind the temple. The grave was exhumed and was found to contain a single shoe. The monks then said, "Master has gone back home" and prostrated three times: "For nine years, he had remained and nobody knew him; Carrying a shoe in hand he went ...

  6. List of organisations in wuxia fiction - Wikipedia

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    Flower of Light Sect (燈花教) Golden Flag Sect (金幢教) Community for the Study of the Way and its Virtue (道德学社) Great Way of Maitreya (弥勒大道) Life Healing Sect (救世教), also known by its corporate name Community of the Awakening to the Goodness (悟善社) Way of the True Emptiness (真空道)

  7. Wushu (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Wushu (traditional Chinese: 武術; simplified Chinese: 武术; pinyin: wǔshù) (/ ˌ w uː ˈ ʃ uː /), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art.It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu, tai chi, and Wudangquan. [1] "

  8. Jiuyang Zhenjing - Wikipedia

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    The Shaolin librarian Jueyuan and his young apprentice Zhang Junbao pursued the thieves to Mount Hua to retrieve the stolen book. They encountered the new Five Greats ( Huang Yaoshi , Yang Guo , Guo Jing , Yideng and Zhou Botong ), who were just departing from the summit after paying their respects to the late Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng .

  9. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils - Wikipedia

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    At Shaolin, the truths behind all the murders are revealed and the guilty parties receive their just deserts; Xiao Feng also successfully proves his innocence and makes peace with the wulin. Towards the end of the novel, Yelü Hongji plans to invade the Song Empire and wants Xiao Feng to support him, but the latter refuses and attempts to ...