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Abbot Of Shaolin Temple
Abbot Shi Yongxin, local name Liu Yingcheng, was born in 1965, his hometown in Yingshang, Anhui province. He got to Shaolin Temple in 1981 and respected Abbot Xingzheng, the twenty-ninth abbot of Shaolin Temple, as his master. Abbot Xingzheng passed away in 1987 and then Shi Yongxin took over the position of director of Shaolin Temple Management Committee, comprehensively presiding over the Shaolin Temple’ s affairs. Shi Yongxin got the honor to become the abbot of Shaolin Temple in 1999. Abbot Shi Yongxin has been selected as president of the Buddhist Association of Henan Province ever since selected in July of 1998. Abbot Shi Yongxin has been selected as the president of the Buddhist Association of China ever since September of 2002. Abbot Shi Yongxin has been respectively selected as the deputy to the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth National People’s Congress ever since March of 1998.
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[More]Recently Henan satellite TV’ s program “China Tour of Culture” emphatically reports “The Steles of Shaolin Temple Inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register”. The steles of Shaolin Temple (566-1990), the precious documentary heritage, has been inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, the UNESCO announced On April 17, 2025.
According to CCTV, on April 17, 2025, the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng and the Steles of Shaolin Temple submitted by China, as well as as well as a joint submission with Sri Lanka: the Trilingual Inscription, have been inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced on April 17. So far, China has 18 documentary heritage collections inscribed in the the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
On April 17, 2025, the UNESCO released the news bulletin, claiming that among mong the 74 newly added entries, China contributed two solo submissions - the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng and the Steles of Shaolin Temple - as well as a joint submission with Sri Lanka: the Trilingual Inscription.
On January 12, 2025 local time, a group of CNTV got to the Philippine Shaolin Cultural Center for visit and exchange, receiving its head master Yanyi’ s warm welcome. Both sides deeply discussed about Shaolin culture spread in the Philippines, hoping that Shaolin culture would benefit more locals.
Shaolin Kungfu streams in the blood of the millennium temple. Inheritance exists in Kungfu monks’ fist and kicks. “Practice for the appearance and shaping for the outline””the unity of Chan and Fist” and “the unity of Chan and Wu” are three realms of Shaolin Kungfu. The video content is “Yi” (Heritage) Ming(Demonstration) Jing(Amazing) Ren(People) | Chan Wu Shaolin rolled out by Xinhua Net.
On May 5 in 2025, the 8th day of the fourth lunar month in Yisi Year, is Buddha’ s birthday. Tiefo Temple in Pizhou, Jiangsu province, holds the grand ceremony, hoping sentient beings could share Buddha’ s kindness, clean dust and dirt, and attain supper wisdom and coolness.
On May 5 in 2025, the 8th day of the fourth lunar month in Yisi Year, is Buddha’ s Birthday, also traditional Chinese one of 24 solar terms, “Beginning of Summer”. This day, the ancestral monastery of Chan sect Shaolin Temple solemnly holds the ceremony, hoping sentient beings could share Buddha’ s kindness, clean dust and dirt, and attain super wisdom and coolness.
Students of the Los Angeles Shaolin Kungfu Chan Academy practice Kungfu, study Chinese, traditional Chinese medicine and other courses, with a fulfilling life and a physical and mental pleasure.
In the Shaolin Cultural Center of Cologne, students studied traditional Chinese culture, Shaolin culture, Chinese and other courses, and also followed coaches to practice Shaolin Kungfu and sit in meditation together. They all expressed learning Shaolin culture could greatly promote and benefit physical and mental health.
On Nov 5, 2024, or the 5th day of the tenth lunar month is the Birthday of patriarch Dharma. Shaolin Temple, the ancient ancestral monastery of Chan sect, followed the original rules, launching the annual Qiqi of Chanqi in the winter. 123 Buddhists from around the country gathered in Shaolin Temple’ s Buddha-choosing site--the Meditation Hall, dropping everything to sit in meditation with diligence and vigour and achieve realization within a set timeframe. At 3 o’ clock on the afternoon, major heads and Karmadana guided all Chan monastics to the Abbot Hall to apply for permission to Take Time Off from Life and Death with the Grand Monk Yongxin in advance after Chan monastics participating in the Da Chan Qi went towards the Lixue Pavilion worshiping ancestors. The Grand Monk Yongxin delivers his dharma teachings, encouraging all Chan monastics in diligence, seeing though life and death, and pouring heart and soul into Chan Buddhism.
Millennial ancient ginkgo trees in front of the Tianwang Hall, aged more than 1, 500 years, are still vibrant. During the beginning of summer, the millennial ancient ginkgo trees are flourishing and greenery, full of vitality and vigor, attracting numerous visitors to come and take pictures.
There are always overseas Shaolin disciples to the ancestral monastery of Chan sect and the holy land of Kungfu--China Songshan Shaolin Temple for visit and exchange each year. They practice Shaolin Kungfu and Chan, and experience profound and broad Shaolin culture, filled with joys.
Shuiyue Temple in Xinzheng is located 300 meters southeast of the Yuezhuang village of Xindian town, Xinzheng city. Recorded by the Repairing Shuiyue Temple Tablet Inscription: During Zhengtong years(1436-1449) of the Ming Dynasty, monk Guangliang loved serenity and thus pioneered and lived there named Shuiyue Temple.
On Sep 17, 2024, Jakarta’ s program “Noon News” focuses on Shaolin Kungfu walking into Jakarta. The program puts forwards “Shaolin Kungfu Monk present, whose Kungfu moves deserves the reputation”, and also interviews Shaolin Temple’ s abbot the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin and some Kungfu monks.
In July,2024, African Shaolin disciples pilgrim to Shaolin Temple, visiting the Shaolin Temple permanent residence compound and knowing about Shaolin culture. Paying respect to abbot of Shaolin Temple the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, they showed Shaolin Kungfu with movements powerful and vigorous.
On May 31 in 2025, the 5th day of the fifth lunar month is China’ s traditional holiday, Dragon Boat Festival. To continue promoting and improving “adhering to sinicization • conforming to righteous path” themed activities raising its depth and strength, and implement Chinese traditional festival works progress in all-around way, China Songshan Shaolin Temple keeps the tradition with rich content Dragon boat festival folk customs to spend the time together with believers of ten directions, meanwhile spreading and carrying forward fine traditional Chinese culture and feeling thick atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
During the Water and Land Dharma Function in Shaolin Temple in Yisi Year, a total of 24 tables of sacrifice are offered to the heaven and holy ones and all beings or spirits from the lower world. Dharma master presiding over the assembly guided donors to burn incense for all tables to make ancestors and spirits of the all six realms of existence receive glory and share dharma food to attain enlightenment and freedom.
The 8th day of the fourth lunar month each year has been called the Birthday of Buddha since Buddhism spread to China during the Han Dynasty. This day Buddhists remark the birth of Buddha with fragrant water bathing prince’ s image and other ways. Thus the day is also called the Buddha Bath Day and so on. This video shows the scene of the Northern Shaolin Temple in Panshan, Tianjin holding the Buddha Bath ceremony.
The Philippine Shaolin Cultural Center takes carrying forward traditional Chinese culture and Shaolin Chan Wu Yi culture as its own daily, contributing to spreading Shaolin wisdom in the Philippines, promoting cultural exchanges and people-to-people bond between China and the Philippines, and bringing double blessings of mental and physical health to locals. This video shows the scene of the Philippine Shaolin Cultural Center’ s daily teaching of Shaolin Kungfu, students carefully study and benefit from it.
On March 16, 2025 local time, to cerebrate the annual Shaolin Temple Day, the Los Angeles Shaolin Kungfu Chan Academy, together with its teachers and students, local friendly people and others, hold colorful activities for the local legal holiday named after Shaolin Temple.
On May 5, 2025, to celebrate the birthday of Sakyamuni, Buddhist flags hanging, the bell ringing and the drum rolling, China Songshan Shaolin Temple grandly launched the 14th Water and Land Dharma Function, praying for world peace, good weather for the crops and people’ s health and happiness.
To follow teachings left by Buddha, take precepts as a teacher, carry on Buddhist rules and continue passing on precepts, from April 28 to 30 in 2025, China Songshan Shaolin Temple invited abbot of Shaolin Temple master Shi Yongxin as the Precept-Acharya, Shaolin Temple’ s west seat master Yongfu as the Karma-Acharya, and the Meditation Hall’ s first seat of Shaolin Temple as the Teaching-Acharya, teaching lay Buddhists Mahayana Bodhisattva precepts. A total of 132 disciples asked for pure precepts, dharma benefits and enlightenment together.
In the Second-Master Nunnery on the Boyu Mountain, the opposite of Shaolin Temple, monks practice Kungfu and Chan, widely carrying forward Chan Wu Yi culture. Their spiritual practice life is rather full.
In the Shaolin Cultural Center of Zambia, students learn about traditional Chinese culture, practice Shaolin Kungfu and sit in meditation. Such life makes them feel full very much. This video shows students of the cultural center practice Shaolin fist.
Shaolin Tongbei Fist is further developed based on the Big Hong Fist with characteristics of strict structure, generous style, boldness, robustness, and both offensive and defensive operations, especially as a China’ s traditional sport adapted to teenager’ s practice. This radio shows master Shi Yandi, a Shaolin monk, practices the Shaolin Tongbei Fist.
Students of the Los Angeles Shaolin Kungfu Chan Academy show Shaolin fist, Shaolin weapons and others, coupling hardness with softness, with the vigor and vitality of the tiger. Mind of Chan runs Wu while Chan and Wu become a unity, which gives people a beautiful visual experience.
Shaolin cudgel includes Yuanhou (ape) cudgel, Qimei cudgel, Zhenshan cudgel, Panlong cudgel, Liuhe cudgel and others, having a complete system and perfect skills. This video shows Shaolin Kungfu monks practice Shaolin cudgel formation, vigorous and powerful, making people applaud continually.
The Shaolin Cultural Center of Switzerland, under the leadership of Shi Yanlong (Roger Stutz), organizes the Asia training camp every two years. In April, 2025, students of the center getting to Sri Lanka to assemble for training, practice Shaolin Kungfu, experience Shaolin Chan and others. This video shows students of the Shaolin Cultural Center of Switzerland practice Shaolin fist.
Shaolin culture is the treasure of Chinese culture. The Philippine Shaolin Cultural Center spreading Shaolin Chan Wu Yi culture and taking the responsibility of promoting cultural exchanges between China and the Philippines, is an important window of cultural exchanges between both sides. This video shows the Philippine Shaolin Cultural Center shows people Shaolin Kungfu for public benefit, winning cheers of applause from audience on the scene.
Cudgel is one of Shaolin weapons, the sound of cudgel roaring, with bold and powerful momentum. This video shows Shaolin Temple’ s master Yankai display Shaolin Qimei Cudgel.
In late spring, Shaolin Temple, a millennia ancient temple at the foot of the Songshan Mountain, a flourishing scene of shady lush trees and flowers within its permanent residence compound. Tourists from around the world in high spirits visit the temple’ s architecture, steles, murals, sculptures and other cultural relics.
Located in Lushan county of Pingdingshan city, a millennial ancient temple--Guanyin Temple, is a Buddhist temple with a long history. Its architectural style also typically reflected ancient Chinese architecture’ s characteristics. The inner of the temple displays many Buddha statues, stone inscriptions and other art works, which is worthy of going to visit and learn local practices and customs.
This video shows a scenario that Shaolin Kungfu monks practice traditional martial arts at the Thousand-Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple. The Kungfu monks demonstrate superb, uniform actions, with mind of Chan running martial arts and both of them as one.
After an auspicious snow, millennial ginkgo trees in front of the Mahaviro of Shaoin Temple become a snow-white, dream-like and extremely beautiful world. Past visitors take out their mobile phones to record the best moment!
Dingguo Temple is located on the peak of Hanling Mount about nine kilometers east north of Anyang county. According to historical records, the temple was founded in Yongxi two years of the Northern Wei Dynasty (532 AD). Under the guidance of master Yankan, Dingguo Temple’ s construction work is orderly conducted, and has become local believers’ spiritual home.
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