Shaolin Monastery (少林寺; shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle...
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Shaolin kung fu (Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shǎolín gōngfū), also called Shaolin Wushu (少林武術; Shǎolín wǔshù), or Shaolin quan (少林拳; Shàolínquán), is the largest...
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warlord who seeks refuge and redemption at Shaolin Temple after his second-in-command betrays him. Shaolin was also released in Mandarin and Cantonese...
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The Shaolin Temple (少林寺) is a 1982 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role (credited as Jet...
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Look up Shaolin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaolin may refer to: Shaolin Monastery, or Shaolin Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Henan province...
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Shi Yan Ming (redirect from USA Shaolin Temple)
34th generation Shaolin warrior monk, teacher and actor, best known as the founder of the USA Shaolin Temple. Trained at the Shaolin Temple in Henan, People's...
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Luohanquan (section Luohan and Shaolin)
representative style of Shaolin kung fu. The original roots of Luohan style date back to the early eras of Shaolin temple. In Shaolin temple, there are various...
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Shaolin Temple, a.k.a. Death Chamber, is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh. It is one of the Shaolin Temple themed martial arts films and concerns...
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second Shaolin Temple at Nine Lotus Mountain, also in Fujian Province. The Five Kung Fu Masters survived the first destruction of the Shaolin Temple by Qing...
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Shaolin Temple UK is a martial arts school and centre for study of Shaolin culture, in particular Gong Fu-Ch'an, Qigong and Ch'an Buddhist Meditation....
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Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple is a Buddhist monastery in Henan province, China. Shaolin Temple or Shaolin Monastery may also refer to: Southern...
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people, and heads for the Shaolin temple to learn kung fu. Wounded by Manchu henchmen during an escape, Yude reaches the temple and seeks sanctuary. Initially...
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Kids from Shaolin, also known as Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin, is a 1984 Hong Kong–Chinese kung fu comedy film directed by Chang Hsin-yen. It stars...
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Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple refers to the main cemetery for Buddhist monks at the Shaolin Temple under Mount Song. Consisting of about 250 memorial...
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Five Elders (redirect from Five Elders of Shaolin)
destructions of the Shaolin temple by the Qing Dynasty, variously said to have taken place in 1647 or in 1732. The original Shaolin Monastery was built...
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Sophia Chang (section USA Shaolin Temple)
Chang was the manager of the USA Shaolin Temple in New York City and her then-partner Shi Yan Ming. The USA Shaolin Temple is a martial arts and cultural...
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acclaim in China as an actor, making his debut with the martial arts film Shaolin Temple (1982), which instantly catapulted him to stardom in East Asia. He continued...
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Chung, Governor of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, to raid the shaolin Temple. They surrounded the Temple and set fire to it. In an attempt to rescue his disciples...
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Shaolin Wushu in Southern China. The Tang dynasty branched from the Shaolin Temple of Mount Song to Fujian. General Qi Jiguang of the Ming dynasty would...
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having trained at the Shaolin Temple for 3000 days, returns to Japan to find her former dojo abandoned, and her former Shaolin master a cook at a local...
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of Emperor Taizong of Tang, warrior monks from Henan Shaolin were deployed from the Shaolin temple to combat piracy. With the pirates suppressed, the monks...
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attributed to the characteristics of each immortal. In 495 AD, the first Shaolin temple was constructed on Song Mountain in Henan province. The initial Buddhist...
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Shaolin and Wu Tang is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Gordon Liu. The film is about the rivalry between the Shaolin (East...
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Lau Kar Wing. The film focuses on Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty. A pseudo-prequel, Shaolin Temple, was released in 1976. Five young...
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Hung Ga (redirect from Southern Shaolin (martial art))
Shaolin Temple had become a refuge for those that opposed the ruling class (the Manchus), allowing him to practice in semi-secrecy. When the Shaolin temple...
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Institute. In Guangzhou, the name "Shaolin" 南少林寺福建省(refer to South Shaolin temple in Fukian province—being sub-temple from the Northern one) was already...
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at Chinese movies over 20 years, from 500 million people watching "Shaolin Temple" to the box office breaking 100 million in one day]. China Daily (in...
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Shorinji Kempo (section The Shaolin monastery)
Shōrin-ji Kenpō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Boxing") is a Japanese martial art claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin kung fu. The name Shōrinji Kempo...
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Miu Hin (section Escaping the Destruction of Shaolin)
they're true. Miu Hin was an elder of the Shaolin temple prior to its destruction. While he was an elder of the Shaolin monk, he was not ordained, and was "unshaved"...
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Martial Arts of Shaolin (Chinese: 南北少林, lit. "Southern and Northern Shaolin"), also known as Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin, is a 1986 Hong...
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