30 Facts About Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Monastery, known as Shaolin Temple, is a renowned temple recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu.

Shaolin Temple spent nine years meditating in a cave of the Wuru Peak and initiated the Chinese Chan tradition at the Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple monks have been devoted to research, creation, and continuous development and perfecting of Shaolin Temple kung fu.

Main pillars of Shaolin Temple culture are Chan Buddhism, martial arts, Buddhist art, and traditional Chinese medicine .

At present, Shaolin Temple is a Global Low-carbon Ecological Scenic Spot and a National 5A-level Tourist Attraction in China.

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Shaolin Temple had enjoyed Emperor Xiaowen's sponsorship ever since he arrived in Pingcheng via the silk route around 490.

Thanks to Batuo, Shaolin Temple became an important center for the study and translation of original Buddhist scriptures.

The monk and his disciples are said to have lived at a spot about a mile from the Shaolin Temple that is a small nunnery.

Around AD 710, Da Mo is identified specifically with the Shaolin Temple and writes of his sitting facing a wall in meditation for many years.

At the beginning of the Tang dynasty, thirteen Shaolin Temple monks helped Li Shimin, the future second emperor of the Tang dynasty, in his fight against Wang Shichong.

Shaolin Temple became a place where emperors and high officials would come for temporary reclusion.

Empress Wu paid several visits to the Shaolin Temple to discuss Chan philosophy with high monk Tan Zong.

Around 1093, Chan master Baoen promoted the Caodong School in the Shaolin Temple and achieved what is known in Buddhist history as "revolutionary turn into Chan".

At the beginning of the Yuan dynasty, Emperor Shizu of Yuan installed the monk Xueting Fuyu as the abbot of Shaolin and put him in charge of all the temples in the Mount Song area.

Shaolin Temple introduced the generational lineage system of the Shaolin disciples through a 70-character poem—each character in line corresponding to the name of the next generation of disciples.

Some accounts claim that a supposed southern Shaolin Temple was destroyed instead of, or in addition to, the temple in Henan: Ju Ke, in the Qing bai lei chao, locates this temple in Fujian.

Shaolin Temple organized the guards and trained them in combat skills to maintain local order.

Shaolin Temple leadership aimed for its historical architectural complex to become a United Nations World Heritage site in order to obtain annual funding for maintenance and development from the UN.

Shaolin Temple was the first foreign head of state to visit Shaolin Temple in its history.

In May 2007, Shaolin Temple was named a National 5A Scenic Spot by the China National Tourism Administration.

Current abbot of Shaolin Temple is Venerable Master Shi Yongxin, the thirtieth-generation abbot of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple continued serving Master Xingzheng and was a member of the newly established Democratic Management Committee of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple was elected as Deputy to the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth National People's Congress.

Shaolin Temple is an important religious and cultural institution, both in China and internationally.

Shaolin Temple monks come to the centers to teach Buddhist classics, martial arts, meditation, etc.

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Shaolin Temple has developed numerous complementary cultural aspects that permeate and mutually reinforce each other and are inseparable, when it comes to presenting the temple's material and intangible cultural heritage.

Shaolin Temple culture is rooted in Mahayana Buddhism, while the practice of Chan is its nucleus and finally, the martial arts, traditional medicine, and art are its manifestations.

Shaolin Temple community invests great effort in safeguarding, developing, and innovating its heritage.

Shaolin Temple has developed activities related to the international promotion of its cultural heritage.

Tree within the Shaolin Temple Monastery used by the monks to practice finger-punching.