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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 ...
Previously a Shaolin monk known as Duyuan (渡元; Dùyuán), he returned to secular life and created the Bixie Swordplay based on Yue Su and Cai Zifeng's recollections of the Sunflower Manual. Although his use of the Bixie Swordplay brought him fame and glory, it also became a curse to his descendants because it made them the target of many ...
Later, he finds an excuse to challenge Shaolin for the "ownership" of three of Shaolin's 72 most powerful skills, and brings along several reputable monks as witnesses to put pressure on Shaolin. He gives up and leaves after seeing how Jiumozhi apparently seems to have single-handedly mastered all the 72 skills.
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 .
Zhou Botong (Chinese: 周伯通) is a fictional character in the wuxia novels The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong.A member of the Quanzhen School, he is highly-skilled in martial arts, having been trained by his senior, Wang Chongyang, the school's founder.
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 ...
Bak Mei (Chinese: 白眉; pinyin: Bái Méi; Wade–Giles: Pai Mei; Cantonese Yale: Baahk Mèih; lit. 'White Eyebrow') is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing dynasty (1644–1912)—who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the imperial government.
Jueyuan (覺遠; Juéyuǎn) is the librarian of Shaolin. Although he had not been formally allowed to train in Shaolin martial arts, he secretly built up immense inner energy after reading the Nine Yang Manual. Zhang Junbao (張君寶; Zhāng Jūnbǎo) is Jueyuan's apprentice who memorises part of the Nine Yang Manual from his master.