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As one Buddhist scholar pointed out to me.
"I would caution anyone about "Buddhist norms". Although there is an emphasis on non-violence, there are several scriptures that allow self-defense,...

Hi Richard,



I don't disagree that Chan and Buddhist nomenclature, and concepts permeated martial art practice at Shaolin, what I do question is the premise that Shaolin martial practice at...

Fair question.
A number of things, but to start with a couple of points, both Emperor Qianlong ( 乾隆帝) and his predecessor Yongzheng Emperor (雍正帝) knew that martial arts were practiced at Shaolin....

I'm not convinced, as Shahar suggests, that late Ming hand combat was not created for fighting but were designed for healing and religious self-cultivation and that Shaolin monks turned their...

Actually Shahar is not claiming that at all. He is instead claiming that at one point in Shaolin's history, the guardian deity, Vajrapani was used by its monks to sanction their practice of fighting/...