Variously said to have taken place in 1647 under the Shunzhi Emperor, in 1674 under the Kangxi Emperor, or in 1732 under the Yongzheng Emperor, this destruction is also supposed to have helped spread Shaolin martial arts through China by means of the five fugitive monks.

A tree within the Shaolin Monastery used by the monks to practise finger-punching

Associated with stories of the supposed burning of Shaolin by the Qing government and with the tales of the Five Elders, this temple, sometimes known by the name Changlin, is often claimed to have been either the target of Qing forces or a place of refuge for monks displaced by attacks on the Shaolin Monastery in Henan.

The Shaolin monks later realise that the kitchen worker was none other than the Kimnara King in disguise.

A wicker statue woven by the monks and featured in the center of the " Kimnara Hall " was mentioned in Cheng Zongyou's 17th century training manual Shaolin Staff Method.

Worship is evident in Buddhism in such forms as: guru yoga, mandala, thanka, yantra yoga, the discipline of the fighting monks of Shaolin, panchamrita, mantra recitation, tea ceremony, ganacakra, amongst others.

The Shaolin monks later realize that the kitchen worker was the Monastery's guardian deity, Vajrapani, in disguise.

Huiguang and Sengchou were involved with martial arts before they became two of the very first Shaolin monks, reported as practicing martial arts before the arrival of Bodhidharma.

Records of the discovery of arms caches in the monasteries of Chang ' an during government raids in AD 446 suggests that Chinese monks practiced martial arts prior to the establishment of the Shaolin Monastery in 497.

Sui Emperor Wen had bestowed the estate on a nearby monastery called Shaolin for its monks to farm but Wang Shichong, realizing its strategic value, seized the estate and there placed troops and a signal tower, as well as establishing a prefecture called Yuanzhou.

The monks of Shaolin allied with Wang's enemy, Li Shimin, and took back the Cypress Valley Estate, defeating Wang's troops and capturing his nephew Renze.

Though the Shaolin Monastery Stele of 728 attests to these incidents in 610 and 621 when the monks engaged in combat, it does not allude to martial training in the monastery, or to any fighting technique in which its monks specialized.

From the 8th to the 15th centuries, no extant source documents Shaolin participation in combat ; then the 16th and 17th centuries see at least forty extant sources attest that, not only did monks of Shaolin practice martial arts, but martial practice had become such an integral element of Shaolin monastic life that the monks felt the need to justify it by creating new Buddhist lore.

the epitaphs of Shaolin warrior monks, martial-arts manuals, military encyclopedias, historical writings, travelogues, fiction, and even poetry.

These sources, in contrast to those from the Tang Dynasty period, refer to Shaolin methods of combat unarmed, with the spear, and with the weapon that was the forte of the Shaolin monks and for which they had become famous, the staff.

Around 1560 Yú Dàyóu travelled to Shaolin Monastery to see for himself its monks ' fighting techniques, but found them disappointing.

Lee tells Han, " You have offended my family and you have offended the Shaolin Temple.

Internal concepts have also been a source of comedy, such as in the films Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.

In the past, many have tried to capitalise on Shaolin Monastery fame by building their own schools on Mount Song.

Fujian does have a historic monastery called Changlin, and a monastery referred to as a " Shaolin cloister " has existed in Fuqing, Fujian, since the Song Dynasty, but whether these have an actual connection to the Henan monastery or a martial tradition is still unknown.

Zhang Sanfeng is also said to have been versed in Shaolin Gung Fu, an expert in the White Crane and Snake styles of Chinese martial arts, as well as in the use of the Chinese straight sword or jian.

Numerous heritages have been left behind including the ruins of Shang Dynasty capital city Yinxu and the Shaolin Temple.

Some lineages of Karate have oral traditions that claim Shaolin origins.

Shaolin monks have been featured on Fight Science, a National Geographic television series, performing feats of strength, endurance, and martial arts.

While some of these are clear commercial exploitation of the Shaolin Temple and its legends, they have helped make Shaolin a household name around the world, and kept the temple alive in the minds of many young generations.

Jin claims to have witnessed many of these skills himself or to have learned of them from a scroll given to him by Shaolin Abbot Miao Xing, though the work tends to exaggerate and embellish.

According to legend, in the late Ming Dynasty Yue Fei's material is said to have made a re-appearance at one of the sister schools of the Shaolin temple.

* The Shaolin temple, where the blue-eyed Indo-Iranian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma is reputed to have established the new sect of Chan Buddhism ( Zen Buddhism ), is colored a bright tone of vermilion.

Many traditional Chinese martial artists, as well as practitioners of modern sport combat, have become critical of the perception that forms work is more relevant to the art than sparring and drill application, while most continue to see traditional forms practice within the traditional context — as vital to both proper combat execution, the Shaolin aesthetic as art form, as well as upholding the meditative function of the physical art form.

There are five variations of monkey kung fu developed as part of the Da Sheng Men system, and still utilized in the later Da Sheng Pi Gua system ( although the Crafty monkey variation described below may have been absorbed into the Lost monkey curriculum in Da Shing Pi Gua and Bei Shaolin among others, hence there are only five variations listed, in these systems ):

Reuniting with his fellow Shaolin brothers, who have since led separate and busy lives, Sing and Fung attempt to put together an unbeatable soccer team, albeit after much persuasion and initial rejection by the other brothers.

In addition, Shaolin monks and members of other religious orders around the world have employed cudgels from time to time as defensive weapons.

In 1784 the Boxing Classic: Essential Boxing Methods made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin.

after Bodhidharma faced the wall for nine years at Shaolin temple and made a hole with his stare, he left behind an iron chest.

His training of martial arts has made him a disciplined and efficient fighter specializing in Shaolin kung fu.

Instead of wearing the yellow robe uniforms like the rest of Team Shaolin, he wears the yellow-and-black tracksuit Lee made famous in Game of Death.

16th and 17th century sources allude to the practice of martial arts in the monasteries of Mount Emei made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin.

After falling out with Lau on the set of Disciples of Shaolin, Chang started featuring a troupe of actors made up of Sun Chien, Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Wei Pai ( and Yu Tai Ping ), who would come to be known as " The Venoms ", as actors and choreographers in his films.

The modern day Fuzhou Shaolin Temple is a reconstruction based on a popular movie made in the 1980s ).. From the blending of these systems, the hard linear / external form of Shaolin, the soft circular / internal form of Pa Kua, and his native Naha-Te, a new system emerged.

However, Wet Dream would not allow Chow to leave the temple until he was well-versed in the ways of the Shaolin arts, a point made moot when it is revealed the culinary school he was going to attend was, in fact, the temple's kitchen —- the same kitchen Bull had trained at for 10 years, but subsequently dropped out of.

36th Chamber of Shaolin is widely considered to be one of the greatest kung fu films ever made and a highly influential entry in the genre.

) they wanted to branch off of that .. So one night ZN and CH were getting high, building on life and studying, they looked at the clock and it was 11: 34 .. They had the same kinetic thought and 1134 was born into existence .. It made sense .. And it was fresh .. Both artists had a similar vision and began getting up together on Shaolin and began to draw the ire of many writers, local and around the city .. Other Shaolin associates such as GOAL, HEILS, VYELS, KEVS and OUCH ( RIP ) quickly joined forces with 1134 being the united representation of RTH and MIA.

The Northern Shaolin style was made famous by the late Gu Yu-jeung.