Gene- maybe it was his mom? :D

She seemed to have a lot of power and would fear an order such as Shaolin.

I'm still reading about the reign, pretty interesting stuff. Culturally it sheds an entirely different light on the Ching dynasty after hearing the Ming perspective for so long.

There is a terrific gallery on Buddhism at the Royal Ontario Museum right now, so much to absorb, I'm trying to get some time with the curator and will ask as much as I can about the Shaolin perspective if they have any good info.

Just the artifacts themselves are awesome, spanning neolithic times to the last dynasty (Ching).

ahhhh, the wheels turn and the cart moves :D
peace

Kung Lek

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