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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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Shaolin Temple Welcomes the New Year

Shaolin Temple rang out the old year and rang the new year. Feb. 11, 2021 was traditional Lunar New Year’ s Eve. Shaolin monks followed Chinese tradition with thousands of years, such as discussing couplets, worshiping ancestors, staying up all night on New Year’ s Eve, and striking the bell and praying, to celebrate the Chinese New Year together with Shaolin monks.

Chan Tea Cultural Communication in Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple holds the Chan tea cultural communication at 9: 30 am on September 13, 2020. Mr. Cai Mei, director of the standing committee of the National People’ s Congress in Fuding city and deputy group leader of the leading group of tea industry development, protector Fang Shoulong and his wife from Baicha Mountain and others visited Shaolin Temple, and exchanged Chan tea culture with abbot and monks from Shaolin Temple.

Worship Ancestors During the Qingming Festival

Shaolin monks worshiped ancestors during the year’ s Qingming Festival. Shaolin monks went to the Pagoda Forest to sweep pagodas and worshp ancestors to remember Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions and founders of generations on Mar. 27, 2021.

Visiting Shuiyu Temple in Dengfeng to Investigate and Guide the Work

A group led by master Shi Yongxin, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, president of the Buddhist Association of Henan Province and abbot of Shaolin Temple, visited an affiliated temple-- Shuiyu Temple in Dengfeng to investigate and guide the work, receiving a warm welcome from master Yankai, manager of the temple, as well as Buddhists and lay Buddhists.

Visiting Wangu Temple

A group led by master Shi Yongxin visited Wangu Temple to investigate and guide the work, receiving a warm welcome from master Yanzuo and monks from Wangu Temple on the afternoon of Oct. 4, 2020.

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Works

Encyclopedia of Chinese Budd...

The Encyclopedia of Chinese Buddhist Medicine is a multi-volume series of ancient literature edited together by Shi Yongxin, and professor Li Liangsong from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. The book consists of four sections including the medical theory of sutra, medicine in sutra, monks’ medical works and lay Buddhists’ medical works, which is known as “the most comprehensive literature collection of Buddhist medicine and health preservation throughout history”.

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Encyclopedia of Shaolin Temp...

Encyclopedia of Shaolin Temple follows general rules of compiling an encyclopedia in the modern era, based on the characteristics of Shaolin Temple and Shaolin culture, striving to be comprehensive and scientific in terms of selected and classified entries, knowledge structure system, ways of compilation and others. The book takes Shaolin Temple as the core and knowledge system of Shaolin culture as its basic content, and also contains the basics of Buddhism.

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My Heart My Buddha

The book was edited by master ShiYongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple and published by Hualing Press in 2008. Master Shi Yongxin tells us in the book truth that Buddha realized and contents that Buddha preached dharma over forty nine years whose core is five words: do not be imaging things (Chinese: 别胡思乱想).

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Move Body, or Stabilize Natu...

The book embodies some insights abbot Shi Yongxin gained through practicing Shaolin Chan Wu and presiding over affairs of Shaolin Temple over the years. In addition to enlightenment for Shaolin Kungfu, there are also thoughts in Buddhist education and Chan Buddhism or dharma included in it. It is hoped that the book can benefit more readers’ practice and life.

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NPC Proposals

Recommendations concerning making relevant policies and encouraging a pluralistic way of old-age care2021-10-21

The aging population in our country hit 0.25 billion people in 2014. The country makes relevant policies and governments at all levels, communities and social organizations do a lot of work about how the old people spend their later years happily and peaceful.
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Instructed and supported by a number of leaders of the central and provincial committee, the implement of the strategy of Shaolin culture outgoing yields impressive results.
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In recent years，all regions and related departments earnestly implement decisions and arrangements of the CPC central committee and the State Council, strengthen health education, focus on promoting environment renovation, take serious measures in hygiene and food safety, launch an extensive exercise campaign for the general public, promote lifestyle modification and other efforts, which plays an active role in improving public health.
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Some advice to boost cultural confidence and non-governmental organizations playing an active role in the strategy of Chinese culture outgoing2021-10-20

President Xi noted: “ The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is subject to the prosperity of Chinese culture.” Culture as soft power gradually becomes an improtant aspect of the core competence of all countries and a symbol of comprehensive national strength.
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Rural revitalization benefits the people, future generations and the nation. The current discussion on rural revitalization is particularly significant, giving people an opportunity to reconsider the present mainstream lifestyle and return to our traditional Chinese cultural.

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Coverage

Chan Sayings

Photos

Works

Encyclopedia of Chinese Budd...

Encyclopedia of Shaolin Temp...

My Heart My Buddha

Move Body, or Stabilize Natu...

NPC Proposals

Recommendations concerning making relevant policies and encouraging a pluralistic way of old-age care2021-10-21

The aging population in our country hit 0.25 billion people in 2014. The country makes relevant policies and governments at all levels, communities and social organizations do a lot of work about how the old people spend their later years happily and peaceful.

Some advice to restart the preparations for the “International Shaolin Federation”2021-10-21

Instructed and supported by a number of leaders of the central and provincial committee, the implement of the strategy of Shaolin culture outgoing yields impressive results.

Recommendations concerning revitalizing martial arts and implementing “Three entering” “Six entering” and “Entering the Olympic Games”2021-10-21

General secretary Xi Jinping noted: “Without the prosperity of Chinese culture there is no the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”

Recommendations concerning the propagation of traditional sports and improving health2021-10-21

Recommendations concerning protecting the material carrier of traditional culture2021-10-20

Some advice to boost cultural confidence and non-governmental organizations playing an active role in the strategy of Chinese culture outgoing2021-10-20

President Xi noted: “ The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is subject to the prosperity of Chinese culture.” Culture as soft power gradually becomes an improtant aspect of the core competence of all countries and a symbol of comprehensive national strength.

Some suggestions on the strategy of rural revitalization2021-10-20

Rural revitalization benefits the people, future generations and the nation. The current discussion on rural revitalization is particularly significant, giving people an opportunity to reconsider the present mainstream lifestyle and return to our traditional Chinese cultural.

Dharma Talks

Shaolin Monks’Expectation—Compassion, Wisdom, Practice, Vow and Courage2021-06-19

There are four patron Bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism, Avalokitesvara, Manjusri, Samantabhadra and Ksitigarbha respectively serve as the embodiment of compassion, wisdom, practice and vow, which is the four ideal personality.

Shaolin Kungfu—The Unity of Martial Arts and Chan 2021-06-19

As an integral part of Shaolin Chan Culture, Shaolin Kungfu, a correct approach (the dharma gate of convenience) for the practitioner to cultivate Chan

The Core Essence of Mahayana Buddhism--The Chan Sect 2021-06-19

The Core Essence of Mahayana Buddhism--The Chan Sect

Method and Practice of Buddhist Cultivation—Sila and Vinaya, Samadhi, and Prajna2021-06-19

Method and Practice of Buddhist Cultivation—Sila and Vinaya, Samadhi, and Prajna

The Fundamental Goals of Buddhism—Purifying Human Mind, Liberating Humanity By Gaining Wisdom 2021-06-19

The Fundamental Goals of Buddhism—Purifying Human Mind, Liberating Humanity By Gaining Wisdom

Buddha’s findings2021-06-19

Everybody knows that when Sakyamuni Buddha was sitting by the Bodhi-tree and attains enlightenment for his discovery of Dependent of Origination.

Buddhist Wisdom and Spiritual Discipline in Practice2021-06-19

Buddhist doctrines exist first in the religious practices of Buddhist votaries, therefore its essence is embodied in the practical wisdom and spiritual discipline, which is the so-called “cultivating wit”.