I saw this posted on another forum, and it has me curious. According to this website,
http://www.spheral.com/alma/ad/shaolinplan1.html
anyone can go to the "real" Shaolin temple, train and become "an authentic secular disciple of Shaolin".
Now, I'm probably wrong on this, but I was under the impression that foreigners weren't allowed to train at the actual temple, or if so, couldn't become disciples. (Isn't a "secular disciple" the same thing as a "lay monk disciple"??) Or, is this really a wushu school that is leasing out the temple and running a school for tourists? I know there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this forum, so I'm sure someone will be able to enlighten me on this matter.

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