From August 26 to 27, the three forums of the Shaolin Science Seminar 2023 were held as scheduled. Experts, scholars, masters and other guests at the meeting successively gave their speech on the stage and shared their own research findings. The atmosphere of the scene was warm and peaceful. Different views and thoughts among multidisciplinary fields arise exchange and collision, which offers fresh ideas and ways to the the development tendency for Shaolin science.

The Study on Shaolin Inscriptions in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and beyond forum

Professor Han Huanzhong gives a speech

Master Yanhan gives a speech

Shaolin Culture and Health Sciences Forum

Yao Doctor Zhang Dongyang gives a speech

Professor Shi Youkuan gives a speech

Archives and Shaolin Cultural Heritage Forum

Professor Ding Haibin gives a speech

Professor Liu Xuguang gives a speech

The 2023 Shaolin Science Seminar was successfully completed at 2: 30 on the afternoon of August 27. Guests present at the closing ceremony included the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, president of the Buddhist Association of Henan Province and abbot of China Songshan Shaolin Temple, director Wang Xinying of the Bureau of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs of Dengfeng, professor Huang Xianian of the Religious Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, professor Li Xiangping of the East China Normal University, professor Liu Chengyi of the South China Normal University, professor Liu Yong of the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics and others. Master Yange of Shaolin Temple presided over the closing ceremony.

The scene of the closing ceremony

Professor Li Xiangping addresses the meeting

Professor Liu Chengyi addresses the meeting

Professor Liu Yong addresses the meeting

Professor Huang Xia’ nian addresses the meeting

Director Wang Xinying addresses the meeting

The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin gives a dharma teaching

Master Shi Yange presides over the meeting

The scene of the closing ceremony

Shaolin culture is the product of the combination of the culture of Buddhist beliefs and fine traditional Chinese culture, and the treasure of the traditional Chinese culture. Shaolin science is learning to research Shaolin culture and related to it. Shaolin Temple insists on holding the Shaolin Science Seminar, which has a profound importance, not only being able to deeply explore values of history and times of Shaolin culture and tell Shaolin stories, Songshan Mountain stories, Huanghe stories and Chinese stories , but also further continue historical context and enhance cultural confidence, to rally strength for comprehensively building a modern socialist country and advancing the process of revitalization. (Edited by Zou Xiang and pictures from the Shaolin Temple official website)