Experiences labelled with 'shaolin'
Thanks to numerous appearances in kung fu movies, the Shaolin Temples in the Henan Province are probably the most well-known of all temples in China. Nestled in the peaceful and beautiful Songshan Mountains, they are famed as being the birthplace of both kung fu and Chan Buddhism, aka Zen Buddhism. The "shao" in Shaolin refers to Mount Shaoshi and "lin" means “forest.” The Shaolin temples were built in approximately 497 AD to house an Indian monk named Batuo, who went to the ancient capital of Luoyang to spread Buddhism. The Indian monk most famous for his teachings at Shaolin however is Bodhidharma, who went to Shaolin in 517 AD. Bodhidharma’s teachings formed the basis of Chan Buddhism and the gymnastics regimen he taught the monks ...
