Shaolin Temple

This book includes: I. A Historical Overview of Shaolin Temple; (1) Batu Builds Shaolin Temple; (2) The Historical Development of Shaolin Temple; (3) The Historical Development of Southern Shaolin Temple; (4) The Historical Development of Northern Shaolin Temple; II. An Architectural Overview of Shaolin Temple; (1) Shaolin Temple's Main Monastery; (2) Shaolin Temple's Pagoda Forest; (3) Shaolin Temple's First Patriarch Hall; (4) Shaolin Temple's Second Patriarch Hall; III. Shaolin Temple's Chan Buddhism; (1) The Chan Lineage of Batu and Sengchou; (2) The Chan Lineage of Bodhidharma and Huike; (3) The Chan Lineage of Faru and Hui'an; (4) Fuyu's Caodong Lineage; IV. Shaolin Temple's Martial Arts; (1) The Formation and Development of Shaolin Kung Fu; (2) The Principles and Characteristics of Shaolin Kung Fu; (3) The Types and Essential Techniques of Shaolin Kung Fu; V. Historical Legends of Shaolin Temple; (1) Patriarch Bodhidharma Crosses the River on a Reed; (2) The Legend of Huike Cutting Off His Arm to Seek the Dharma; (3) The Legend of the Bitter, Spicy, Sour, and Sweet Wells; (4) Thirteen Warrior Monks Rescue the Qin King; (5) An Emperor Changes the Temple's Name to Honor His Mother; (6) Shaolin Warrior Monks Deal a Heavy Blow to Japanese Pirates; (7) Shaolin Temple's Japanese Chief Abbot; (8) Jueyuan Travels the Land to Visit Martial Arts Masters; VI. The Promotion and Development of Shaolin Temple; (1) The Development of Shaolin Temple Tourism; (2) The Development of Shaolin Temple Culture, and more.