Shaolin Monastery (少林寺; shǎolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle...

and the Ten Wisdom Kings. There is documentation that monks living at Shaolin temple during the eighth century performed esoteric practices there such as...

musical style dating to the Han but performed in the local dialect Quanzhou Shaolin Five Ancestors Fist (泉州五祖拳) Yongchun martial arts The city hosted the Sixth...

destination in the state attracting a number of Indian and overseas visitors. It is also an important stop on the Buddhist tourism circuit. The Archaeological...

other related clans, who patronized clan temples as a way to express their power and influence. These temples mainly focused on the performance of rituals...

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every home and temple. While the Nichiren Shōshū priesthood had been prepared to accept the placing of a talisman inside its head temple, Makiguchi and...

Qing forces attacked the southern Shaolin temple and burned it down at the orders of the Qing Emperor. The temple made sure that head monk Gee Sim safely...

plaque (year 686) at Hase-dera Temple in Japan and, in Korea, at Dabotap and Seokgatap Pagodas, built in 751, at Bulguksa Temple. Tamura refers to the "Lotus...

among Overseas Chinese. Since the Chinese economic reform of the 1970s, a new revival of Chinese Buddhism has been ongoing. Ancient Buddhist temples, such...