The Shaolin Temple

ContentsThe Shaolin Temple 4Introduction of the Shaolin Temple 7Name of the Shaolin Temple 8The Establishment of the Shaolin Temple 9The Development of the Shaolin Temple 10The Structure of the Shaolin Temple 15The Development of Buddhism in China 21The Early Introduction of Buddhism 22The Development in the Northern and Southern Dynasties 23The First Disaster of Buddhism 24The Second Disaster of Buddhism 24Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty 25The Third Disaster of Buddhism 26Buddhism during the Yuan Dynasty 28Buddhism during the Ming Dynasty 28Buddhism during the Qing Dynasty 29Shaolin Kung Fu 31Legend of Dharma 32The Origin of Shaolin Kung Fu 32The Classification of Shaolin Kung Fu 33Functions of Kung Fu 40The Promotion of the Shaolin Temple 43The Promotion of the Shaolin Temple 44Movie Stars and Their Films 49Bruce Lee 50Jet Li 51The Shaolin Temple 51Chronology of Chinese History 52Common Chinese Phrases 55Index 69