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Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple was built in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (495 A.D.). Thirty-two years later, the Indian Monk Bodhidharma, known as the 28th Ancestor of the Western Heaven, came to Shaolin Temple to teach Mahayana Buddhism and became the first ancestor of Chinese Buddhism Ch'an.
Shaolin Temple has over 40 sub-temples in China. Most of them lie in the Central Plains, and each has its own separate Temple name. These sub-temples are Cao-Dong sect's inheritance, and the monks there are descendants of Shaolin Temple.
SHAOLIN MASTER
SHI YANWEN
A 34th generation Shaolin Disciple and Warrior Monk from the famed Songshan Shaolin Temple (495AD) of China. Disciple of Abbot Shi Yongxin.
Shaolin Kung Fu Academy is an official cultural center of Songshan Shaolin Temple (495AD) of China. We aim to share our traditional culture, Chan meditation (Zen), Kungfu, Medicine, and Art around the world to benefit humankind.
Shaolin has enjoyed 1500+ years of continuous cultivation and refinement. As a 34th generation disciple, it is honored to be here to preserve and spread our culture.
Amituofo,
Shi Yanwen
SHAOLIN ABBOT
SHI YONGXIN
Abbot Shi Yongxin is a 33rd generation Shaolin Monk.
He formally became the abbot of Shaolin Temple at the age of 22.
In August 1999, with the recommendation of the local government and the Buddhist Association of China, he was officially appointed as the 30th abbot of Shaolin Temple by the State Religious Bureau and the Buddhist Association of China.