Shaolin Temple: Dawn of Zen and Kung Fu

Shaolin Temple in Henan province, China is famouswisdom behind Shaolin and it is what makes Shaolin
worldwide for its peaceful-looking monks whoKung Fu unique and powerful. In fact, the
perform incredible kung fu stunts.For a long time, I1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple is the cradle of Zen
have been fascinated by the martial arts skills ofand Kung Fu.Zen is short for Zen Buddhism and is the
Shaolin monks. How are these monks able to achieveJapanese translation of the Chinese word Chan.
such amazing feats?The answer lies in Zen. Zen is the