Tracing back: more than 500 European Shaolin disciples returned to the ancestors

[Shaolin temple official net news] on August 15,2024, initiated by the shaolin European federation Association "2024 shaolin European federation to family ChaoZu" activities, attracted 22 European countries 509 shaolin disciples, with love of shaolin culture and yearning, across the language and cultural barriers, miles, traced back, worship the court, and inscription.

The abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Chief Abbot Monk Shi Yongxin

At nine o'clock in the morning, representatives of the Shaolin European Federation lined up to the abbot's room to invite the grand monk Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple. In front of the Shaolin Temple mountain, more than 500 European Shaolin disciples waved the national flags of their respective countries. The atmosphere was warm and peaceful.

Chief Monk Shi Yongxin showed his compassion

abbot Yongxin welcomed the return of his European disciples and praised the students for integrating the essence of Shaolin culture with local culture, which not only made them take root and sprout in Europe, but also made friends from all over the world feel the unique charm of Chinese culture, and played a positive role in promoting the diversity and inclusiveness of world culture.

Returning to the ancestors is not only a kind of respect and return to the Shaolin Temple, but also a pursuit and practice of the Shaolin spirit. Yongxin abbot hopes that the Shaolin disciples can continue to uphold the Shaolin spirit in the future, study hard, cultivate their morality, and constantly improve their own cultivation. At the same time, I also hope that you can become ambassadors connecting eastern and Western cultures, pass on the wisdom and the concept of peace in Shaolin culture to more people, and contribute their respective strength to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

In 2001, the first overseas Shaolin Cultural Center was established in Berlin, the capital of Germany. In September 2012, the first Overseas Shaolin Cultural Festival was held in Berlin, Germany and Vienna, Austria. In September 2010, the first Overseas Shaolin Federation was announced in Vienna. Over the past 20 years, the Shaolin cultural delegation has been invited to Europe for many times to spread the Shaolin Zen and martial arts culture, which has been loved and recognized by more and more European people.

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The European Shaolin disciples who participated in this visit covered a wide range of countries, industries and ages, highlighting the extraordinary influence of Shaolin culture in Europe. In an interview, the abbot, thanks to "shaolin culture can bring physical and mental pleasure" consensus, Vienna UN health club chairman Frederic Guigang and Glenda QUEZADA RODRIGUEZ also invited to attend the event, " shaolin culture is ancestors left us precious wealth, we will its integration, rich, share with the people of the world, let the people of the world know China, respect China, through shaolin culture, speak good Chinese story, carry forward the Chinese traditional culture.”

Chief Monk Shi Yongxin and the European Shaolin disciples jointly unveiled the monument for the European Shaolin disciples

Later, abbot Yongxin and representatives of European Shaolin disciples jointly unveiled the monument for European Shaolin disciples."European Shaolin disciples return to the mountain", written by the famous contemporary poet Zhao Shao, and the former president Zhou Qifeng of Peking University. It is composed of two parts: the inscription and the inscription. The inscription is parallel prose, the inscription is four-character parallel style rhyme, and the back is engraved with the state, institution and name of the monument. The front inscription reads: " The Fu Shaolin Temple is the ancestral court of Zen and the holy land of martial arts. Wu in its bones, or to Anbang; Zen in its heart, can also help the world. Zen door vast; willing to enter is often open; military difficult, practice is not endless... the westward journey, broadcast the light in six continents... European disciples continue the cause of white horse, bearing the auspicious auspicious of green dragon, go to China and asked, ascend the room to court. Then the tablet thought record, its name are listed in the tablet Yin Yan......"

Go to Shaolin Temple to worship ancestors

"2024 European Shaolin Disciple returns to the ancestral family" took a group photo

Later, the Shaolin monks and the European Shaolin disciples went to the Shaolin Temple pagoda to pay respects and worship their ancestors. Shaolin Temple pagoda forest is the largest, the largest number and the largest ancient pagoda group spanning dynasties in China. On November 20,1986, the Shaolin Temple pagoda forest was announced by the State Council as the fourth batch of national cultural relics protection units. On August 1,2010, the "In Heaven and Earth" historical buildings, including the Shaolin Temple pagoda forest, were successfully listed in the World Cultural Heritage List. Shaolin Temple every year, the Qingming Festival, the Cold Clothing Festival and other activities, are also held in front of the Shaolin Temple pagoda forest.(By: Zou Xianglong Yuelong Liao Jia  tu: Ren Hongbing Yue Long Zhao Yongjie, Wang Haitao Video: Bow fearless)