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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]On July 14, the closing ceremony of the 2024 Shaolin Games Finals in China Songshan Shaolin Temple was held meanwhile ten competitors from China, Australia, America, Peru and other countries won the title of “2024 World Shaolin Kungfu Star”. At the scene of the closing ceremony, “Length of Service” award, “Best Performance” award, “Annual Organization” award and so on were issued. Competitors from Oceania, North America and Africa successively mounted the stage performed Shaolin Kungfu or showed programs with regional characteristics, attracting audiences to take photos. (Report by Li Chaoqing and Xia Qinghua)
On July 14, the 2024 Shaolin Games Finals continued being held in Shaolin Temple among Songshan Mount. In addition to their fierce competition on stage, Shaolin Kungfu practitioners from home and abroad, whose warming up, preparation for the game and others also continuously showed their excellence.
This video is a talk show titled “Perfect Profoundity ? Walking into Shaolin in Songshan Mount”. Shaolin Temple’ s good reputation spreads around the world and overseas disciples with the unity of human and nature span the globe.
On July 14, 2024, during the 2024 World Shaolin Games Finals, abbot of Shaolin Temple the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin was interviewed by China News, Global Times, Ta Kung Pao, China Daily and other media, freely talking about the original intention and vision of the world Shaolin Games.
This video is produced by China News, titled “Shaolin Disciple Shi Yandi Waves Chinese Culture with Martial Arts in Canada”, telling stories about head Shi Yandi of the Shaolin Cultural Center of Canada guiding students to carry forward Shaolin culture and traditional Chinese culture.
Buddha Sakyamuni’?s Birthday is on May 15 or the 8th?day of the fourth lunar month in 2024. On that morning, Shaolin Temple, the ancestral temple of Chan sect, held the Buddha’?s Birthday Festival to remark the birthday of Buddha Sakyamuni. This event was presided over by the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple. Monks of the Shaolin Temple permanent residence compound and believers of the ten directions delightedly joined, shared dharma joys and enjoyed Buddha’?s kindness.
TV5Monde reports teenagers’ conditions of Kungfu practice from Chad in Africa. They expressed practicing Shaolin Kungfu could not only strengthen the body but also make body and mind peaceful. People can feel comfortable and calm from the unity of Chan(meditation) and Wu(martial arts).
Millennium temple--Kongxiang Temple in Sanmenxia has a good reputation of the holy place of Shan area and the known temple under heaven.
At 12 o’ clock on the first day of the first lunar month in Jiachen Year, abbot Shi Yongxin and Buddhists mounted the Bell Tower hitting the bell of the New Year. The sound of the ancient bell rang long and extensive, heralding peace, prosperity, stability and harmony.
There is a Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva Statue at the Bodhisattva Hall of Tiangong Temple in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, with a height of 32 meters, the largest camphorwood Bodhisattva statue of China. Tiangong Temple in Dongyang held the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Boddhisattva statue opening ceremony of the Bodhisattva Hall on August 5, 2023.
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 Feb. 1, 2024, heavy snow fell down over Shuiyu Temple in Dengfeng, making the millenarian temple peaceful and solemn, full of Chan.
Shaolin Temple, a millennial ancient temple, is peaceful and solemn where a green, lively scene can be seen. Millennial ancient ginkgoes in front of the Devajara Hall of Shaolin Temple whose green shoots also appear make people feel pleasant.
This video is the first season of the My Predestined Relationship of China series launched by the China Media Group Mobile. It tells the origin of the Russian couple Mrs Lana and her husband with Shaolin Temple. They have practiced Shaolin Kungfu for a long time and then transfer Shaolin Kungfu and Shaolin culture to locals after returning home from Shaolin Temple, China.
It unexpectedly snowed at the area of Zhengzhou on March 16, 2023. The millennial temple in spring snow-- Dengfeng Shuiyu Temple, manifested too many beautiful things in profound Chan, peaceful and solemn.
“Savate Champion’ s Journey to China” activities hosted by the French Embassy in China walked into Shaolin Temple on Mar. 28, 2024. During the time, two friench players who had won the savate championship many times exchanged skills and culture with Shaolin Kungfu monks. The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, Mr. Pei Guoliang, minister counselor of the cultural, educational, scientific and technological affairs of the French Embassy in China, Lu Zhewei, education commissioner of the cultural and educational cooperation secretariat of the French Embassy in China, and others attended the event.
The UK Shaolin Xiu Culture Centre grandly held the first UK training course for Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system on Feb. 24, 2024 local time. Under the vow of the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system not only has got good feedback at home, but also evoked a strong reaction abroad. It’s beneficial for overseas Shaolin disciples and Shaolin Kungfu enthusiasts who can practice Shaolin Kungfu and learn Shaolin culture more methodically through training and assessment of Shaolin Kungfu Duanpin system.
On January 18, 2024, or the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival and the enlightenment day of Sakyamuni. On the same day, Shaolin Temple, Shaolin’ s affiliated temples and overseas Shaolin cultural centers widely donated Laba porridge, enjoying Shaolin five-element Laba porridge together with Shaolin culture enthusiasts from around the world to spread equality, compassion, integration, harmony and ecological and environmental protection of Buddhist ideas and carry forward traditional national culture via donating porridge activities.
August 5 in 2023 or the 19th day of the sixth lunar month is the Enlightenment Day of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The Tiangong Temple, Dongyang, Zhejiang province, hosted the consecration ceremony of Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva on the same day. Master Yanbao, abbot of Tiangong Temple and masters of great virtue from the ten directions presided over the event together.
Initiated by Rigzin Chenpo?of the Bema Adi Buddhist Academy, the first offering ceremony for monk was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 9 am to 12: 30 pm on July 29, 2023. master Yanzi of the New Zealand Shaolin Cultural Center and all monks there chanted sutra for blessings together at the ceremony. During the time, master Yanzi also demonstrated Shaolin Kungfu, which was highly praised by all guests on the scene.
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.
Shuiyu Temple, located under Daxiong Mountain in Dengfeng, is a millennium temple among high mountains and lofty hills, with majestic halls, peaceful and solemn.
The 15th day of the first lunar month or February 24 in 2024 is the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival. Shaolin Temple permanent residence compound is peaceful and solemn with candlelight winding. Shaolin Buddhists, under the leadership of the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, held lamps with colored glass shade in hands to transmit in turn that night.
Shaolin Temple will hold theme activities featured “Welcome Spring Festival?Visit Shaolin Temple?Invite Good Fortune” during the coming Spring Festival of 2024. The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, sends wishes to people for mental and physical health, auspiciousness and everything well.
On August 19, 2023, a group led by the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, visited Los Angeles and watched Shaolin disciples’ wonderful Shaolin Kungfu performance, and joyfully communicated with teachers and students from the local Shaolin cultural center. During the time, the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin also presided over the North American Shaolin Association meeting.
This video shows students of the Austrian Shaolin Cultural Center practice the Shaolin Spring-Autumn Broadsword. The routines of the Shaolin Broadsword have the reasonable layout with techniques of chopping, hacking, lifting, hanging, cutting, wiping, intercepting, barring, shouldering, stabbing and others, smooth and clean, having a style of the broadsword like a tiger.
The inauguration ceremony of the Cambodia Shaolin Temple Cultural Center was held as planned in Phnom Penh on the morning of May 22, 2024 local time. During the time, Shaolin Kungfu monks from Shaolin Temple demonstrate wonderful Shaolin Kungfu, which receives cheers and praise from present guests.
Pictographic Boxing is a kind of Chinese boxing that simulates various animals’ speciality and forms as well as expresses fighting images and images of life for people. This video shows that Shaolin Kungfu monks demonstrate Shaolin Pictographic Boxing at the Wushu Hall.
Los Angeles Shaolin Kungfu Chan Academy takes Shaolin Chan Wu culture’ s carrying forward as its own responsibility, which receives locals’ love and favor. This video is the scene of students from the the academy practicing Kungfu.
Shaolin Kungfu has rich contents and its complete system including not only Shaolin Boxing but also Shaolin Regimen, Shaolin weapons and so on. This video shows Shaolin Kungfu monks practice Shaolin contortion.
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.
According to epidemic prevention and control requirements of Dengfeng, the Shaolin scenic spot was temporarily closed from 0 o’ clock on Oct. 14, 2022. Shaolin Temple, the ancient monastery and the holy land of Kungfu, suspended again. This video shows the peaceful gateway square of Shaolin Temple in the epidemic.
As the ancient monastery of Chan sect and the holy land of Kungfu, Shaolin Temple is a known temple in the world where there are also many versatile monks. This video shows master Shi Yanzi, a Shaolin monk, introduces people warrior monk’ s foot pit at the Thousand-Buddha Hall of Shaolin Temple to people in English.
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