Publish Date:2024-08-22
On August 15, 2024, the “2024 Shaolin European Association Returning for Pilgrimages to Shaolin Temple” sponsored by the Shaolin European Association, attracted 509 Shaolin disciples from 22 countries in Europe. They arm with love and yearning of Shaolin culture and get through language barrier to return for the source and pilgrimages to Shaolin Temple and also set up a monument to mark the occasion.
Inviting abbot of Shaolin Temple the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin
The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin gives a dharma teaching with compassion
The scene of activities
At 9 o’ clock on the morning, representatives of the Shaolin European Association lined up to get to the Abbot Hall to invite abbot of Shaolin Temple the Grand Monk Shi Yongxin. In front of the Gateway in the Shaolin Temple, more than 500 European Shaolin disciples waved their own national flags with a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
The Grand Monk Shi Yongxin and Shaolin European disciples jointly unveil the pilgrimage monument
Getting to the Pagoda Forest in Shaolin Temple
Taking a group photo of the 2024 Shaolin European Disciples’ Pilgrimages to Shaolin Temple
Abbot Yongxin welcomed European disciples’ arrival and also praised that students from Shaolin cultural centers blessed the essence of Shaolin culture and local culture, which is not only footed and blooms in Europe but also makes friends from all round the world feel the particular charm of Chinese culture, playing an active role to promote diversity and inclusiveness of world culture. (Edited by Zou Xiang, Yue Long and photographed by Ren Hongbing, Yue Long and Wang Haitao)
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