According to records, Shaolin Temple was founded in the 2th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 496), and was founded by a Buddhist monk.
After Batuo founded Shaolin Temple, bodhidharma, an Indian monk, came to Shaolin Temple to spread Mahayana Buddhism, and was called "the first ancestor of Zen" by later generations. According to legend, the earliest martial arts in Shaolin Temple was taught by Dharma. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was chaos in the world. Li Shimin, king of the Tang Dynasty, and Wang Shichong fought fiercely in Henan. Because the temple property was occupied by Wang Shichong troops, the monks of Shaolin Temple helped Tang Jun capture Aizhou City, which is the origin of the famous "Shaolin Thirteen Stick Monks". Since then, Shaolin Temple has been chartered to keep monks and soldiers, and gradually became the master of Chinese martial arts in the era of cold weapons. But little known is that in modern times, Shaolin Temple used to have powerful force, not only using traditional broadswords and spears, but also owning modern weapons such as rifles and machine guns. The Shaolin Temple Monks and Soldiers Group once left a strong mark in the history of warlord melee in the early Republic of China. In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords scuffled, bandits raged and people were in dire straits. At this time, the Shaolin Temple was in decline, and the monks only thought about the safety of the temple. The monk Henglin of Shaolin Temple contributed to the safety of the temple. Henglin, a native of Songzhai, Yichuan County, has a common surname of Song. In addition to Zen meditation, he also studied boxing, and his martial arts were superb. Due to the chaos of local public security, the county government appointed him as "the head of the Shaolin Temple Security Corps", so he had to "treat the heart of a bodhisattva as a diamond", buy guns and train monk soldiers to prepare for emergencies. In the autumn of the ninth year of the Republic of China (192), Henglin led a militia in Dengfeng County, Tizigou, Baiyugou and other places, and fought dozens of battles with bandits, and each time they won. Once, the gang leaders Zhu Baocheng, Niu Bang, Sun Tianzhang, Duan Hongtao and other partners raided Luzhuang Town, Gongxian County at night. Tomorrow, they were discovered and fled to the southwest. The vigilantes in the nine districts of Gongxian county pursued closely. Bandits crossed the Yanshifu store, and the vigilantes in the 14th and 15th districts of Yanshi County also joined the pursuit team. The bandits fled to Xiaoziping, Shaolin Temple, and were intercepted by the Shaolin Temple militia led by Henglin, and most of them were destroyed. A lot of guns and ammunition were seized in this battle, all of which were hidden in Shaolin Temple. Henglin is famous for its bravery and good fighting, and bandits dare not invade the territory, so dozens of villages around the temple can live and work in peace and contentment. Henglin was therefore commended by the county government. On the second day of October in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923), Henglin died of overwork at the age of 59. In the spring of the following year, more than 3 people from Dengfeng, Gongxian, Yanshi and Linru counties raised funds to mourn for Hengli Monument. After Henglin's death, his disciple Miaoxing took over as the general manager of the Shaolin Temple Security Corps. Miao Xing, whose common surname is Jin, was born in Xiewan Village, Linru County. His family was poor. At the age of eight, he joined Henglin in Shaolin Temple as a teacher. He learned boxing and martial arts since childhood, and his skills were superb. He was nicknamed "Golden Lohan". In the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922), during the first direct war, Zhang Yushan, the commander of Wu Peifu Department of the direct warlord, went to Dengfeng, aiming to collect Chen Qingyun and Ren Yingqi's troops. Zhang Yushan's Fan Zhongxiu, head of the 4th Henan Provisional Regiment, went to the Shaolin Temple to rest. When he saw that the Ursa Hall was broken, he was anxious to repair it. Because of the military affairs in no time and the, he temporarily donated 4 yuan for purchasing materials. The monks in the temple were grateful, so they contacted Fan You. In the autumn of the following year, Wu Peifu was appointed as the inspector of the three provinces of Lu Yu. Zhang Yushan was ordered to enlist the Rangers of Hubei First Division in Dengfeng area. Lu Yaotang, the brigade commander of his first brigade, learned that Miaoxing had outstanding martial arts and that there were guns in the temple, so he tried his best to woo Miaoxing and formed the first regiment of the first brigade with Miaoxing as the head. In this way, Miaoxing joined the military group in Wu Peifu. In February of the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925), the "Battle of Hu and Han" broke out in western Henan. Liu Zhenhua of Shaanxi sent Han Yukun to lead an army into Henan to fight against Hu Jingyi, the overseer of Henan, for Zhongzhou. Li Shenya, the foolish part of the Fan Zhongxiu faction of Hu Department in Yanshi, defected. When Cui Jihua of Hanbu retreated from Mi County, Miao Xing led troops to help Li Shenya attack Cui Jihua, which greatly supported Fan Zhongxiu. Since then, Miaoxing has been more closely related to Fan Zhongxiu. In July of the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), the Guangzhou Revolutionary Army began its Northern Expedition. In September, Feng Yuxiang announced that he had left the Northern Warlords and participated in the national revolution. Wu Peifu joined forces with Zhang Zuolin to attack Feng Yuxiang and was defeated by the Northern Expeditionary Army. In the spring of 1927, Feng Yuxiang occupied Xi 'an and cooperated with the Northern Expeditionary Army to attack Henan. In February, the first regiment led by Miaoxing was ordered to go to Zhengzhou and then transferred to Wuyang. On March 6th, Miao Xing was killed in battle with Ren Yingqi, at the age of 37. In March of the 17th year of the Republic of China, Fan Zhongxiu, the founding army, took advantage of the emptiness behind Feng Yuxiang's national army to seize Gongxian and Yanshi counties, but was soon recaptured by Feng Department. Fan Zhongxiu withdrew south and turned to Dengfeng County, and its headquarters was located in Shaolin Temple. Shi Yousan pursued south to Xuanyuan Pass, and the monks of Shaolin Temple helped Fan to attack, but they were defeated. On March 15th, Shi Yousan chased him to Shaolin Temple and set fire to the temple. The next day, Su Mingqi, the brigade commander of the National Army (Feng Yuxiang's Department) stationed in Dengfeng, ordered the sergeant to carry kerosene to the temple, and set fire to the Heavenly King Hall, Ursa Mahayana Hall, Kinnara Hall, Sixth Ancestor Hall, Hades Hall, Dragon King Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Fragrant Kitchen, Warehouse, East and West Zen Hall, and Imperial Palace to vent his anger. If it is commendable that Henglin was forced by the situation to be the "general manager of the regiment" and protected the safety of the temple and one side, then Miaoxing took refuge in the Beiyang warlord and became the "head of the regiment" to participate in the campaign, which not only violated the Buddhist temple regulations, but also attracted the disaster of Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is famous all over the world for its martial arts, which once made it proud and suffered disasters. However, in any case, Shaolin Temple is more impressed by its martial arts in the history of China. And the greatest contribution to Chinese culture is its lasting martial spirit. When was Shaolin Temple built
Shaolin Temple was built in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Zen Buddhism in China and China Kung Fu, is now a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak in Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province, and is named "Shaolin Temple" because it is located in the dense jungle of Shaoshi Mountain in the hinterland of Songshan Mountain. Shaolin Temple was founded in the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (495). Emperor Xiaowen Tuoba Hong was founded at the northern foot of Shaoshi Mountain in Songshan Mountain, opposite the capital Luoyang, as an Indian monk who settled in and taught Hinayana Buddhism.
Extended information: Shaolin Temple is a world-famous Buddhist temple and the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism in Han Dynasty. It occupies an important position in the history of Buddhism in China and is known as "the first temple in the world". It is famous all over the world because of its dedicated research and development of Shaolin Kung Fu by Shaolin monks in past dynasties, and is known as "Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world".
There are many inscriptions inside and outside the Shaolin Temple, among which the Yuan Dynasty inscriptions are not only considerable, but also have precious cultural value. It is a rare physical document for studying religion, politics, history, calligraphy art and communication between China and foreign countries in Yuan Dynasty.
In the "Notice on Publishing the Fourth Batch of National List of Precious Ancient Books and the Fourth Batch of List of National Key Protection Units of Ancient Books" issued in the State Council, the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion of Shaolin Temple and the Library of Renmin University of China were selected as national key protection units of ancient books, which marked that the protection of ancient books in Shaolin Temple with the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion as the carrier entered a new stage. It is reported that there are more than 5, kinds of 3, books in the Buddhist Scripture Pavilion of Shaolin Temple.