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Suvorov lies buried in the church of the Annunciation in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, the simple inscription on his grave stating, according to his own direction, " Here lies Suvorov ".

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The finished version of the film was significantly different from the original screenplay drafts as Bruce Lee revised much of the script himself, including having written and directed the film's opening Shaolin Monastery fight sequence.

Shaolin Monastery historically worshiped a deity known as Kimnara, a dharmapala, as their patron saint and progenitor of the Shaolin staff method.

Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple (, ; ) is a Chán Buddhist temple on Mount Song, near Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, Henan province, China.

Shaolin Monastery and its famed Pagoda Forest were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010 as part of the " Historic Monuments of Dengfeng.

The first Shaolin Monastery abbot was Batuo ( also called Fotuo or Buddhabhadra, not to be confused with Bodhidharma ) a dhyana master who came to China from India in 464 to spread Buddhist teachings.

According to the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks ( 645 ) by Daoxuan, Shaolin Monastery was built on the north side of Shaoshi, the central peak of Mount Song, one of the Sacred Mountains of China, by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 477.

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

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

A dharma gathering was held from August 19 to August 20, 1999, in Shaolin Monastery for Shi Yongxin's assumption of office as abbot.

A number of traditions make reference to a Southern Shaolin Monastery located in Fujian province.

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.

In his book The Shaolin Monastery ( 2008 ), Tel Aviv University professor Meir Shahar notes that the bodhisattva Vajrapani is the patron saint of Shaolin Monastery.

* 477 ( or 497 ): Chan Buddhists found the Shaolin Monastery on Mount Shan in Henan, China.

The Shaolin Monastery ( Henan )

* Emperor Xiao Wen Di of Northern Wei builds the Shaolin Monastery ( Henan ) for the monk Batuo.

He spreads Buddhism and travels to the northern Chinese kingdom of Wei to the Shaolin Monastery.

China also includes the home to the well-respected Shaolin Monastery and Wudang Mountains.

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