Avoid evil.
Do good
Purify the mindSiddhārtha Gautama
The legendary Shaolin-monastery is the birthplace of Zen and traditional Chinese martial arts.
Traditionally the word "Shaolin" refers to the historical Shaolin-monasteries of dynastic China and their Shaolin monks, as well as the arts practiced in the Shaolin monasteries in the past.
These Shaolin arts are often categorized into "Three Shaolin Treasures", namely Chi Kung, Kungfu and Zen:
- Chi Kung is the art of energy for health, vitality and personal development
- Kungfu, both Shaolin Kungfu and Taijiquan, are martial arts and complete systems for comprehensive cultivation
- Zen is a path for training the mind and the spirit
The Shaolin arts are crown jewels of the Chinese civilization, perfected throughout centuries of uninterrupted practice. Today, their great benefits are as useful and valuable as over a thousand years ago.
