Download or read book The Shaolin Chanwuyi written by Agnes S. Chan and published by Chanwuyi Publishing House Limited. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaolin Chanwuyi (Chan, Wushu, and Healing) is a unique Chan Buddhism branch that has been the tradition in the Yonghuatang within the Shaolin Temple. Since it has been an inclusive practice within the temple and was not revealed to others, the principles and authentic methods remain unknown to many. This book, as the first introductory book of Shaolin Chanwuyi, was written based upon the teaching of Master Shi Dejian who is the eighteenth successor of Shaolin Chanwuyi. This book describes the history and philosophy of Shaolin Chanwuyi and explains the methods for practicing. The goal of Chanwuyi is to obtain enlightenment and wisdom, develop virtuous character, and maintain good health. This is the ultimate Chan; it cannot be expressed in words. Shaolin Chan, Wu, and Yi are united and complementary. Shaolin Wushu first focuses on training the mind, which is the essence for perfecting Shaolin Wushu. It is only when one has become proficient in Shaolin Wushu that can one understand the mind and body, then can improve the mental and physical problems. By healing oneself and others, one in turn can nurture a heart of Chan. Chan, Wu, and Yi go together; the three components are united into one thing.
Download or read book A History of Shaolin written by Lu Zhouxiang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaolin Monastery at Mount Song is considered the epicentre of the Chan school of Buddhism. It is also well known for its martial arts tradition and has long been regarded as a special cultural heritage site and an important symbol of the Chinese nation. This book is the first scholarly work in English to comprehensively examine the full history of Shaolin Monastery from 496 to 2016. More importantly, it offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.
Download or read book The Monk from Brooklyn written by Antonio Graceffo and published by Gom Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Kung Fu and modern Chinese Buddhism, is the oldest and most mysterious Kung Fu school in the world. It is an exotic and mythical destination of daydreams to millions of people. In the history of the temple, very few foreigners have ever had a chance to study there. Foreigners have been allowed to study in many of the Shaolin schools, near the temple, which have taken the Shaolin name as a marketing ploy, but less than fifty foreigners have studied at the original Shaolin Temple. Antonio Graceffo was lucky enough to be one of the few, and this is the chronicle of his experience. Antonio has twenty-five years of experience with martial arts, so it is with a knowing eye that he observed the training at the temple. But it is his background that gives him a very unique perspective. An Italian-American from Brooklyn, New York, and a former investment banker, Antonio was educated in some of the best universities that Europe and Asia had to offer. His articles are informative, humorous, and irreverent. He doesn't pull any punches writing about the filthy conditions and the diminished mental capacities of people who spent a lifetime learning to kick, but never bothered to learn to read and write. The title says it all. Put a Chinese-speaking Italian-American, from Brooklyn in the holiest of Buddhist temples, and watch the racial harmony flow.
Download or read book Origins of Shaolin Kung Fu written by Asiapac Editorial and published by Asiapac Books Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, you will learn about the legends of Shaolin and unveil the mysteries surrounding the Shaolin warrior monks.
Download or read book Chinese Kung Fu written by Guangxi Wang and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated introduction to the history and development of kung fu, a fascinating and popular branch of traditional Chinese culture.
Download or read book The Fall of the Southern Shaolin Temple and Rise of the Ten Tigers of Canton written by Paul Burkinshaw and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fall of the Southern Shaolin Temple and the Rise of the Ten Tigers of Canton tells the legendary story of the Southern Shaolin Temples in Fukien Provence, China, and of the renowned Shaolin Kung Fu masters who trained there. Events and betrayals led to the destruction of these Southern Shaolin Temples. The survivors fled from the Ch’ing/Qing army and dispersed around Kwangtung/Guangdong Province. Many of these eventually settled in or around the provincial capital city of Canton. They, in turn, taught their kung fu among the general population, which led to the rise of several eminent kung fu masters. The ten best were chosen and from then on would be known as the Ten Tigers of Canton.
Download or read book The Shaolin Temple the Origin of Chinese Kung fu written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism written by Youru Wang and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular name for Chan Buddhism, in the West, is Zen Buddhism, as it was Japanese scholars who first introduced Chan Buddhism to the West with this translation. Indeed, chan is a shortened form of the Chinese word channa, rendered from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which denotes practices of the concentration of the mind through meditation or contemplation. Although rooted in the Indian tradition of yoga, which aims at the unification of the individual with the divine, meditative concentration became integrated into the Buddhist path to enlightenment as one of the three learnings (sanxue) of Buddhism. Early Buddhist (or the so-called Hinayana Buddhist) scriptures include the teachings on four stages of meditation, four divine abodes, four formless meditations, the tranquility (samatha) and insight (vipassanā) meditations, and so on. Early Buddhist communities commonly practiced these meditations, along with the moral disciplines and the study of the scriptures and doctrines. Mahayana Buddhism, in India and East Asia, continued the practice of meditation as one of the six perfections (or virtues) of the bodhisattva path. In this general context, some eminent monks might have composed scriptures/treatises for the training of meditation or have become more famed with meditation. However, the school of Chan is more than just a group of meditation practitioners. As one of the Chinese Buddhist schools, it involves its own ideology, its own community, and its own genealogical history, serving to establish its own identity. The Historical Dictionary of Chan Buddhism contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, schools, texts, vocabularies, doctrines, rituals, temples, events, and other practices. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Chan Buddhism.
Download or read book Origins of Chinese Martial Arts written by Lim SK and published by Asiapac Books Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book unravels the mystery behind Chinese martial arts, or wushu, an exotic branch of traditional Chinese culture. It traces how the rough and ready brawls of Chinese cavemen matured into the polished gongfu of Shaolin and Wudang warriors. But the art of gongfu is more than just martial abilities - it is also about a philosophy and chivalry code. This volume sheds light on the legend of Bruce Lee and the Yue Maiden Sword.
Download or read book Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu written by 呂宏军 and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dont try these moves at home! Best known for its depiction in martial art movies, Shaolin Kung Fu, dates back 2,000 years and is one of Chinas most prized and impressive art forms. See kung fu as it has never been captured before: monks engaged in Flying Swallow Breaking the Broadswords (meditating while standing on ones head), Lying the Fork on His Stomach (balancing ones entire body on the sharp point of a spear) and Diaodinggong (hanging from trees with a rope around ones neck). the monks shown all train at the famed Shaolin Temple in Shaanxi, China. From callow boys to wizened men, no matter their age, each kung fu master defies gravity and pushes the physical limits of the human body.b
Download or read book The Shaolin Way written by Steve DeMasco and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the projects of Spanish Harlem to a disabled mother and an abusive father, Steve DeMasco spent most of his childhood lost and angry. Drifting from one job to another, he stalked the streets as a troubled youth, barely surviving while all of his peers were either dead or in jail, until he found himself on the steps of the Shaolin Temple. Originating more than 1,500 years ago in ancient China, the Shaolin monks were simple farmers and worshippers of Buddhism who learned to protect themselves from the constant danger of bandits and overlords with a kind of "meditation in motion," a nonlethal form of self-defense that didn't violate their vows of peace. As their legend grew, they became known as the Shaolin Fighting Monks, revered across the land for their spiritual dedication, enlightened message, and amazing fighting skills. DeMasco entered the Shaolin Temple to battle the demons of his past. But he got more than he bargained for. Besides learning how to wield weapons and take on multiple attackers at once, he discovered an ancient philosophy that helped melt away preconceived notions of the world, and gave him a powerful platform on which to live and grow. In The Shaolin Way, he adapts these teachings for the modern world, singling out ten secrets of survival that can help anyone live a more fulfilled life.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology written by Michael Harris Bond and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years China has witnessed unprecedented economic growth, emerging as a powerful, influential player on the global stage. Now, more than ever, there is a great interest and need within the West to better understand the psychological and social processes that characterize the Chinese people. The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology is the first book of its kind - a comprehensive and commanding review of Chinese psychology, covering areas of human functioning with unparalleled sophistication and complexity. In 42 chapters, leading authorities cite and integrate both English and Chinese-language research in topic areas ranging from the socialization of children, mathematics achievement, emotion, bilingualism and Chinese styles of thinking to Chinese identity, personal relationships, leadership processes and psychopathology. With all chapters accessibly written by the leading researchers in their respective fields, the reader of this volume will learn how and why China has developed in the way it has, and how it is likely to develop. In addition, the book shows how a better understanding of a culture so different to our own can tell us so much about our own culture and sense of identity. A book of extraordinary breadth, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology will become the essential sourcebook for any scholar or practitioner attempting to understand the psychological functioning of the world's largest ethnic group.
Download or read book 72 Consummate Arts Secrets of the Shaolin Temple written by Yinrong Yang and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Shaolin Grandmasters Text written by and published by Order of Shaolin Ch'an. This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last 100 years, the Order of Shaolin Ch'an has worked quietly to presierve the traditions, philosophy, and arts of the Order in the United States of America. since 1970, Shaolin and its martial arts have increasingly become a focal point of popular culture. Misinformation and disinformation have anchored this growing notoriety. In contrast, this volume stives to accurately share what is spiritually meaningful and martially significant about Shaolin. The living authors are Shaolin monks who wish to remain anonymous, but who put the book together largely from written records and orally transmitted teachings from three Shaolin priests, all of whom passed away in the 1970's. The were Li En Huo, Hua Ling P'o, and Ben Ch'i Lo.
Download or read book The Shaolin Tradition the Chronicle of an Ancient Heritage written by Shi Dian and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the long history of the Shaolin Temple, the generations of the warrior monks have become famous for their achievements, while their great battles for the Chinese nation and the justice have been written indelible to the Chinese history. Many honorable actions of the Shaolin warrior monks have its bright page to the Chinese history. The 13 quarterstaff user Shaolin monks, that helped the emperor of the Tang dynasty (618 - 907), contributed essentially to the beginning of the most glorious dynasty to the history of China and today they are mythical heroes. During the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) distinguished monks went to the Chinese borders and stand against the Japanese invaders. These and a lot more achievements gave to the Shaolin Temple and to his heroes, an exceptional place all over the world. The warrior monks with the pole, were basically the first armed group that was organized from the Shaolin Temple for the protection of the temple as well as for the protection of all the Chinese society that was threaten by various turbulences. "State defenders and people protectors". Emperor Wan Li 万历帝 (Wàn lì dì 1563 - 1620)
Download or read book Shaolin written by Matthew Polly and published by Justin Guariglia. This book was released on 2007 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay by Matthew Polly.
Download or read book The Shaolin Temple Story written by Shi Yongxin and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A written and visual exploration of the History, Culture, Kung Fu, and Chán Traditions of the original Shaolin Temple and Monastery in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, as recalled by the current Abbot of the Monastery. Abbot Shi Yongxin documents in words and pictures how Chán (Zen) Buddhism and Kung Fu developed over fifteen hundred years at Shaolin Temple. During the last forty years, he has worked to preserve Shaolin Temple and Monastery's history, culture, and traditions. He examines Shaolin's cultural role in China and worldwide.In addition to the history of the temple and monastery, Abbot Shi Yongxin looks at how Chinese Zen or Chán Buddhism developed at Shaolin over the last fifteen hundred years. Shaolin has faced ups and downs in the country as empires evolved over time. The book contains both archival photographs and drawings and current views of the temple and area.
