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Shaolin Temple in China's Henan Province, is a mysterious place. it is perhaps the world's most famous Buddhist temple. However, what is startling is that he is closely linked to the arts and martial arts. He's more renowned for martial arts, not Buddhism. Shaolin martial arts practitioners emphasize long pause, China has a solid foundation, also a profound influence on the history and culture of Japan, it was Zen shrines.
Reportedly, the birthplace of Shaolin martial arts, although many people have expressed doubts Even if China does not originated from the Shaolin martial arts, in fact, the first integration of martial arts and Buddhism really happened here. Such integration can be traced back to before 1500, and today has a far-reaching influence on the development of Wushu. Even now, despite the many young people are devoted to the study of Shaolin martial arts, but there are also many people who are devoted to the study of Buddhism. In fact, the Shaolin Temple, the two are inseparable.
For centuries, the wonderful combination of martial arts and Buddhism, Shaolin martial arts master created a generation. countless legends and rumored. On the Shaolin Temple, have been so many stories, books, TV drama, the result is frequently very difficult to distinguish. This paper describes several stories below, the Shaolin Temple in the past and spread the story of the Shaolin Temple times. They are fact or fiction, readers themselves to be appropriate.
Shaolin Temple, built in AD 495 by Emperor Xiaowen Wei, Assimilation is a new religious supporters. He has ordered the construction of Shaolin Temple, with the purpose of making the Indian monk Salmonella Batuo missionary in China. Batuo an early missionary, he spread of Buddhism from India to China, which has aroused Assimilation of all ages. Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng County, northwest China, the construction of the Essay along the foot of the Songshan Mountain. Reportedly, as it is named bordering northern Shandong, it said Shaolin temple, which means "little hill in the forest."
Batuo monastery is the first chaired until life. He translated the classic maxim of the Brahmin (the book written by Buddhist), but in the transmission of Buddhist temples. Batuo reportedly keen on the Chinese martial arts skills and absorb the force of a man was discovered.
Hui-thick with Monk
Batuo several prominent disciple, and there was an Huiguang, Batuo travel to the near Luoyang, Huiguang the encounter, he walked, took note of a boy being Ti Jian Zi, which most Chinese children, it is very unusual. Usually play in front of the body, while the children play in their death, it is more difficult skills.
The monk noted that the boy Ti Jian Zi 500 without landing, and was deeply impressed, The boys are doing an incredible moves downward : standing tall stone clamor view, if people lose their balance. boys will fall off.
Batuo been touched by the courage and dedication of the boys, he tries to close this boy. He was totally attracted to boys, and later with parental consent, he went to the temples with monks Batuo. After Batuo named to the boys copying Huiguang.
The monk said Huiguang become pregnant before the stunt. He was considered the introduction of Shaolin martial arts courses very influential figure. Salmonella Batuo together with the practice, and the translation and preparation of a number of Buddhist scriptures in the case of the former, then Mani (Brahman classical maxim) Notes School was considered the founder of Buddhism.
Further appreciation of the past, is another disciple of Salmonella Batuo. Monk thick growth in Anyang County of Henan Province, 28 years old, vowed to become a Buddhist monk. Batuo take him as a disciple, and he's amazing memory and wisdom to the world. He read the scriptures, even the most boring again, we will be able to understand and memorize.
Monk crowded very strong physique, he said proficiency in martial arts, like wrestling, often visit temples on holidays and for the performances during the festival, said that no one can defeat him. For entertainment, he climbed up the room at least 12 feet above the ground, the main beam, and then another jump from this beam. two with the distance between the beam at least 10 feet. He also likes the speed and miraculous agility to operate in a high wall.
Legend is a travel, the monk thick jumped over wangwushan, continued over a period of time, practicing alone in the mountains suddenly heard the thunderous roars let out a huge shock and acoustic rock from the nearby mountains. Monk crowded busy to check out the original life-and-death struggle of two tigers, which range from two ferocious beasts to hurt each other. Never give them any harm because people in society, the monks crowded busy shoot, picked up a heavy battle of the big beasts will be two separate roared forward, to intimidate these two aggressive animals two tigers were dispersed.
Buddhist monks in the past, the achievements have attracted worldwide attention. In the year 1552, he built a temple to the text reign, located on the southern slope of the Yongsan, which is northwest of Anyang. Here, thick compilation of two Buddhist monks.
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Bodhidharma arrival
Generally believed that the founder of teak, is known as the Indian monk Bodhidharma.
Buddhidharma Zen Buddhist civilization. Zen Buddhism is the 27th generation Goes founder version of the classics than ours disciples.
One day, Bodhidharma asked master chef version than ours : "I well, what should go to mass? "
Prajna than ours replied : "to Sinian. "
Bodhidharma comply with the teacher's instructions, went to the East Bank of China today. First Capital in 1951 to visit the Southern Dynasty Emperor Wu of the Liang Xiao Yan.
During the meeting, King said : "I have built many temples and pagodas. More temples and pagodas and repair. I and many of my treasures still to Kazakhstan (and Buddhist monks have enjoyed a brotherly relationship), Moreover, as the main temple with a lot of land. I made every effort I can be? "
Bodhidharma watching the emperor replied; "Your Majesty, you do all the efforts, But you were not doing a little bit. "
Emperors were infuriated, expelling Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma popular in the south, but north of the arrival of Wei capital of Luoyang.
Come to the shore of the Changjiang, a broader look at the surface of the river water flow emergency, no vessel was frantic, not the arrival of miles, See close, took a wife abuse, who placed Bundle Reed.
Bodhidharma approached SHI Li asked : "elderly, you are prepared to use it, saying the arrival of Reed? "
My wife looked up to see children, to see who are very sincere and did not speak, but nodded his head.
Bodhidharma thought : one old, can be kicked Jiang Wei, do I not? Therefore respectfully request : "elderly, please grant me a Ashiwatari Jiang."
Wife abuse still did not speak, he pulled out a wave of Reed handed Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma hands through his farewell to the elderly, Reed went to the riverside to Jiang put up a surface, she set foot reed, smoothly over the Yangtze River.
Furthermore, the goal Xiangshan Temple in Luoyang was the capital of Northern Wei Dynasty, a monk named SG. Bo heard in traditional Chinese monk Bodhidharma, 1951 in the Southern Dynasty Capital promote Mahayana Buddhist practice, we went to the meeting. A 1951 came news of the arrival of the north Bodhidharma has not stopped the disease, behind the urgency. Went to the riverside, he saw Bodhidharma Reed wave is the way Jiang and the other side safely boarded, flying. see a child sitting on the riverside wife, who placed Bundle Reed, and I thought : Bodhidharma is used to Jiang's wife abuse through the reeds. then hurriedly went to his wife beside the children, a request the permission of the owner, took charge of the vulnerable Bundle Reed, went to the riverside, throwing in the water. Reed tied graded Split suddenly jumped on the bandwagon. Reed is not only to forge ahead, but even making a few waves, SG hit into the river.
SG drink a few words, because the riverside shallow water and was not life-threatening. SG myself soaked affairs, land, children come over to his wife asked : "front person using a reed through Jiang, Reed and I will get you a Bundle why nearly destroyed the river? "
His wife, he said : "That person is the ceremony of admission, I should of course he crossing Jiang; You rush to be impolite. How can I have nothing to help you? "
SG knew impolite, she apologized to the elderly, said : "The elderly are just eager to catch up with the person I was busy, impolite. Donor offended, please forgive the elderly, I am crossing Jiang. "
With SG wife abuse see changes, Reed promised to bring him out. SG-1 he turned away, I do not know whereabouts of the elderly. It was at that time Jiang Mian wind, floating reed tied Jiang's surface, slowly return to the riverside upheaval.
Looking at the old location of the original SG sit out a deep, said : "I would like to thank donor instructions, Xiaoseng go! Having said. Reed tied the board slowly, over the Yangtze River. When he boarded the north bank of Yangtze River, whispering humbled to think : "Alas, I am not a people! "
SG win to keep step to catch up with Bodhidharma, together SHI Li request : "Please Shengseng law to promote the Songshan Shaolin Temple. "Bodhidharma came to the Wei capital of Luoyang with SG, soon came to Songshan. see grow, so that beautiful mountains here, in 1976, five Rufeng trace the cave wall, sit in nine years. % Of the industry's nine-year, the spread Mahayana Buddhist practice.
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Got Bodhidharma
After stray, Bodhidharma arrived at the Shaolin Temple. He is the half of this half-hidden in the depths of the foot of the mountains and jungles of small temples attracted by the magic and decided to stay here. because the best practice is isolated from the outside world.
Monks need a quiet place, it was not long before he's behind three-quarters of the temple found a small cave. But this pit hole high and three meters wide, about ten feet in length. Fang's Gate, just opened downtown, warm in winter, and cool in summer, the air fresh. There was a small compact hole before lawn surrounding shade Blot out the Sun, not the sky. Is : "there are no summer, the Mountain listen to the calls of the birds. "Bodhidharma arrived at Shaolin Temple, put this as a natural pit hole where he took sexual meditation.
Legend : Bodhidharma in the pit hole, a day faced Cliff, Panxi sit. Not saying that without law, Wall, who had worked all day in silence, eyes shut, five heart worked, "Understanding the nature of mind" efforts, thinking in the depths of "painstaking training demons. "If there are no people inside the static, MARTIN LEE stereotyping, even the birds do not know people here. actually build nests on the shoulders of Bodhidharma arrived.
What does "stereotyping"? "Stereotyping" sitting meditation is a certain degree of thinking highly concentrated, remove all meant, temptations, the pro-read, all the outsiders, he does not interfere, which requires a high degree of skill is described monks.
One summer, Bodhidharma soon found themselves just sit down and practice, they unwittingly Dakeshui. He was infuriated by their own inertia, and in recognition of the Buddhist Dakeshui will never reach the ultimate level, therefore, He stabbed his eyelids cut off and thrown out of the caves.
Shortly thereafter, a small landing areas Bodhidharma eyelids grow tea tree buds. Later, when the monks discovered the followers of tea, tea prepared, help monks practicing in the long-term process to keep a sober mind. Since then, the tea room has become an essential practice items. Bodhidharma in caves for more than nine years, until Buddhism to achieve the ultimate.
When Bodhidharma left the cave began to teach Zen, the disciples found that the piece of stone on his meditation. Bodhidharma has left a gesture got the image, clothing Kam-weave pattern, and you can see that looks like a lot of pigmented ink painting. People of this rock called "Bodhidharma impact stone wall." This natural pit hole, called "Bodhidharma got holes." Up until today, especially sites exist.
Bodhidharma got nine deeds, people of all ages admire. Monks will affect Shi opened down on the covered, sentiments dependent. Ming 1590s, people outside hole in the wall, establishing a column of rock Single Square. Anterior moment : "Thus Mo" wall engraved : "East Zhaoxing trace."
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Li Xue Pavilion
One legend winter, Bodhidharma alone in caves meditate He called JI Guang-young in the cave. JI Guang-research Taoism for several years, he heard from Damomu who decided to become his disciple. JI Guang-from the outside in knee-deep snow patience a long time to wait for the completion of Bodhidharma practice.
Bodhidharma come down, he reached cave in the snow to see JI Guang-standing. Bodhidharma asked : "What do you stand in the snow? "JI Guang - replied :" Method to the Buddha. " Bodhidharma thought a moment and said : "You want me to the traditional method, unless the feeling that Hong-xue. "
When Bodhidharma know JI Guang - has a long-standing association with Taoism, it has been considered, He suspected the young man not sincere enough, come solely for the purpose of increasing their exposure.
JI Guang-to test the sincerity, he thought a while and said : "You want me to the traditional method, unless the feeling that Hong-xue. "
JI Guang - understands that he is aware of this, he urged the Zen Shengseng secretary Austria not hesitate to carry out the Jiedao to his left arm up to just to "pictures," the After receiving the arm, dropped to the ground, a blood spatter stains the snow and the ground floor of the SG's clothing. Who could know that the knife sound pious fog cloud allocated to fly reported West, startled Buddha Tathagata picked off cassock, tossed the East Turkestan.
Instant, the whole Shaolin red background, Cai musicianship have feathers like snow Ying-tung films were blood red from Fenyang.
SG Jiedao hands down, bent over to pick up the blood dripping on his left arm, Bodhidharma kiosks turn around in a circle, still in Hong - Xue Shi Li, kiosks around the snow was stained red.
Suddenly, Bodhidharma see clearly. He was Ji Zen attitude devout belief, it was agreed that admission JI Guang-as a disciple, and a wound dressing for young people. He called to his new disciple Hui can take.
Hui-Brokeback, has shown great strength of the wounds he suffered strong, knees kneeling on the snow, use only the right hand, respectfully accepted "." Thus, the defendant may replace the Bodhidharma, becoming the second-generation Zen Shaolin Temple, known as the "second motherland."
Bodhidharma on their deathbeds, they will pass on their bare and studio Hui can bowl, he became the sect, two ancestors.
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Bodhidharma and Wushu
Bodhidharma out from the caves, to the Zen monks who teach. Monk day to travel long distances with their own things came to the cave. However, Bodhidharma observe and found them to learn new knowledge and the results achieved are very modest. unable to maintain their physical state of the rigid prolonged meditation, the body is soft. Many monks and sitting cross-legged on a daily prolonged blood circulation problems. Some monks extremely weak, and they feel sleepy to sit down and the spiritual.
Bodhidharma realize that they need to overcome all kinds of martial arts and meditation at the long-term impact. Damali used as the education of Indian nobles, according to a series of efforts to study yoga. These efforts to increase the level of energy cycle, refreshing and relax muscles and keeping fit. Later, these skills were book called "classical body change science."
Indeed, the inclusion of martial arts training as a temple, the main course seems to be incomprehensible. But history shows that at the time of the monks, Buddhist temples preaching is more important than wushu.
In addition, there are many legendary stories of the Shaolin today, such as Now, many people have heard about the temple basement filled with wooden planks for the automatic system, the young monk said at the end of training, have to put up with a final battle at close range on the guts of tests, he was guided to the underground labyrinth filled with wood. Then, security doors were closed behind when he defeated men's all on the road, it is hoped to find a way out. Once underground maze, the armed forces liberated from its machinery, the monks could be free to travel and teach Wushu. Although there is no sufficient evidence to demonstrate the existence of these basement, but many people remain convinced that they may be buried in a temple underneath. These are facts or fiction, to be descendants comment.
Whether these legends are true historical or fictional story, They are all rich with the legendary Shaolin Temple in the ancient legends.
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