QUANZHOU - Southern Shaolin Monastery 泉州少林寺

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The Quanzhou Shaolin Monastery, also known as the Southern Shaolin Monastery, is renowned as the birthplace of Southern Shaolin martial arts., This extensive complex, although only a shadow of its former grandeur, remains highly significant. Quanzhou (泉州) - this is an ancient city which marked one of the main departure ports serving the Maritime Silk Road. The structure in question is the ‘Quanzhou Dongchan Shaolin Temple’ (泉州东禅少林寺 - Quan Zhan Dong Chan Shao Lin Si). The designation ‘Dong Chan’ (东禅) translates as ‘Eastern Meditation’. This temple is located in the ‘Qingyuan’ (清源) Mountain area of Quanzhou. This temple has always been associated with the 'Southern Ch’an’ lineage and the tradition of Southern Shaolin martial arts in China. According to history, a warrior-monk - named ‘Zhikong’ - travelled from the Songshan Shaolin Temple in Henan (during the Tang Dynasty - 618-907 CE) and established the ‘Southern Shaolin Temple’. The monastic Buddhist name of ‘Zhikong’ (智空) translates as ‘Wisdom Void’. It is said that this temple has experienced three booms and three devastations. One of its greatest times of prosperity happened during the Song Dynasty (960-1276 CE). Today, the Quanzhou Shaolin Temple possesses a very good reputation throughout China, second only to that of the Songshan Shaolin Temple.
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