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Yes, the Knights Templar are the closest thing I could think of as a western equivalent to the Shaolin monks. You can even make the argument that like the Templars who were wiped out by their...

Thank you for this article. I've been to many Buddhist temples and many libraries to determine what it means to be a "Shaolin monk" and how a philosophy relating to nonviolence views the phenomenon...

Ahh, they have a new website! (The old one was atrocious.)

I will check out their class tomorrow. It seems as if no one here on the board has attended his class.

Thank you for the reply.

I have already observed the classes in Flushing and Yan Ming' s class in lower Manhattan.

I have not seen Shi Heng Xin.

There is another teacher in Manhattan, named Chao Hai.

Does anyone...

Absolutely! I love this forum!!! :)

http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29996

Forgive me if this is a frivolous question; I know a sash is only good for holding up your pants, but what do the different uniforms at the Shaolin Temple mean?

For example:

I've seen a blue...

At first I wanted to learn more about the ritual and the process.

It is something I have thought about for some time. I will attend some services here in NY; probably at Master Shengyen's Dharma...

Thank *all* of you for your perceptive replies.

It's a big decision and not one I want to take lightly.

Gene, thank you for all of the pointers and resources. I will study them carefully...

Thank you.

I look at the guys who trained at the temple who teach in the U.S. It seems Yan Ming has started to create his own disciples; but the Buddhist part of his instruction is relegated,...

Does anyone know what the process to become a modern-day Shaolin Monk would be?

How is it done in China and what is the road to discipleship if you're studying in the U.S.?