The Shaolin Monastery
History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts
by Meir Shahar
281 pages· ISBN 9780824831103
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This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world.
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