EP07 Shaolin Monastery

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EXCURSION HOMESTUDY SERIES™

SEASON 1: CHINA
EPISODE 7: A VISIT TO THE SHAOLIN MONASTERY
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Season 1: China
MOUNT SONG
} Episode 7 : A Visit to the Shaolin Monastery
A VISIT TO THE SHAOLIN MONASTERY
Historical Background
Boasting deep historical influences, the Shaolin Monastery 少林寺 in Zhengzhou, Henan
province is a famous destination in China. People from all over the world flock to this
Monastery to take in the sights of the traditional, time-honoured Buddhist temples and enjoy
the experience of being in the presence of real Shaolin monks. This ancient temple is located
in the forests of Song Shan, one of the Ancestor Mountains under the Qinling Mountains Range,
which is located in the center of China. Regarded as one of the four holy Buddhist temples of
China, Shaolin Monastery is also known as the first temple that institutionalized Chinese martial
arts, or kung fu.
Starting out from humble origins, Shaolin Monastery was built in 495 AD by Emperor Xiaowen
of the Northern Wei Dynasty 北魏孝文帝 for an Indian monk, Ba Tuo 跋陀 out of the Emperor’s
deep respect for him. Ba Tuo was a monk who came to China from India at the end of the 5th
century. At that time, Shaolin Monastery served as a place for the teaching and dissemination
of a form of Buddhism known as the Xiao Cheng Buddhism 小乘佛法.
At the beginning of the seventh century, a tiny army of 13 Shaolin monks were reputed to
have rescued the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin 唐太宗李世民. When he took
to power, Li showered the monastery with favours, land and wealth, which increased both the
temple’s influence and popularity in that era. The fame of Shaolin Temple peaked in the Ming
Dynasty (1368-1644) but began to decline in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The golden age of the monastery has been said to occur during the Tang Dynasty (618-907
AD). At its heyday, this monastery housed more than 3,000 monks. Over the course of history,
the Shaolin Temple enjoyed fair share of favours and funding from the Chinese emperors
and generals, but was also destroyed many times from various power struggle with imperial
government and warlords. The most devastating one was in 1928 where warlord Shi Yousan
石友三 attacked and burned down the temple. The fire raged for 40 days, destroying many
of the buildings, books, and records. During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guard destroyed
even more of the buildings, statues, and other relics at the temple.
Following the release of Jet Li’s Shaolin Temple in 1981 and the explosive worldwide popularity
of kung fu, the Chinese government had begun a massive restoration project on the
Monastery in 1982 for tourism and international cultural exchange purpose. In 2010, Shaolin
Monastery and the Pagoda Forest were recognized by UNESCO World Heritage Centre as part
of its World Heritage List.
From the Feng Shui viewpoint, the great influence and lasting popularity of this temple can
possibly be attributed to the auspicious natural landforms in the Song Shan area. In this
episode, we will take a tour around this famous Monastery and explore the natural landforms
to determine the Feng Shui qualities of this famous destination.
Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple
External Landform Analysis of the Shaolin Monastery
Before entering the Shaolin Monastery, we stopped by the platform area for a quick Feng Shui
assessment on the external landform. From this point of view, ranges of different mountains
were observed including the Huge Door Mountain 巨門and the Three Stages Mountain 三台山.
To know if there is a Meridian Spot in the area, it is important to observe these natural landforms:
1. Ancestor Mountain
2. Grandson Mountain – a) Water moving in or b) Mountain moving down
In the horizon, there were two different mountain ranges, indicating the presence of two
separate Dragons. Whenever this landform is observed, there is usually a waterway (whether
a gushing river or a dried up one) passing through in between these two Dragons.
Feng Shui Principles:

1. For One Mountain, there will be two Waterways crossing and passing through the
mountain.
2. If there are two Mountains, there will be one Waterway cutting across these two
mountains.
Huge Door Mountain 巨門

Three Stages Mountain 三台山
External Landform Analysis of the Shaolin Monastery.
External Landform Analysis of the Shaolin Temple.
Even though two different Dragons are present in the area, the Shaolin Monastery only taps
into one of them. This particular range is tapped because it belongs mostly to the Metal and
Wood element with a Fire Mountain peak. The Metal and Wood elements indicate martial art
influence on the Monastery.
Wood Mountain
Fire Mountain
Crane’s Knee
The Wood and Fire Mountains.
When two Dragons from two different ranges of hill are in close proximity with one another,
the outer embrace will not be evaluated because is not part of the Vein. This outer embrace
is not related to the main Dragons because there is a gap or a rift caused by the waterway.
Therefore, the mountain (Earth element) at the outer embrace will not be a part of this
assessment.
According to the Entering Earth Eyes Classics 地理辨正, Earth element Dragon usually has two
Veins which will be released at the corners of the Dragon. This outer layer embrace acts as the
Ghost and Support Mountain for this area. It is not related to the main landform of the Shaolin
Monastery. In fact, Shaolin Monastery borrows another source of mountain range that taps into
the Meridian Spot Mountain.
The aerial view of the External Landforms
Landform Assessment on the Immediate Environment of Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery is oriented to face the South 1 丙 Bing direction and sit at North 1壬Ren.
Based on this orientation, the Monastery is said to tap into the Fire Frame.
Standing at the entrance of the Monastery looking out, you can see a Waterway flows from
right to left direction. There are two forms of Mountain ranges clearly seen here with the crossing
waterway separating the two Dragons (as seen in the first part of the external assessment). This
type of forms is usually seen in the city area.
The waterway crossing and separating the two Dragons.
The waterway crossing and separating the two Dragons.
In Feng Shui study, it is rare to find an Ancestor Mountain (Tortoise) branching out to create its
own Table Mountain (Phoenix) with its own left (Dragon) and right (Tiger) embraces. This kind
of form is called the “One Gua Formation 一卦純清” which indicates successful family business.
There was, however, one feature here that was considered as un-preferable in traditional Feng
Shui sense. But this particular landform works perfectly well to Shaolin Monastery’s benefit.
Shaolin Temple has a non-ideal embrace where it curves outward forming the Going Away
Embrace 離鄉砂. This landform indicates the high possibilities for descendants of the people in
this area leaving their home to travel far away. This is considered as ideal for Shaolin Monastery
because it is good for spreading the knowledge of Buddhism and martial art, to making
Shaolin Monastery famous and renowned in the eye of the world.
This Monastery is also facing a Table Mountain that doubles as a Pure Rising Sun Formation
朝陽局. This Table Mountain belongs to the Metal element and denotes the Military Arts 武曲
formation. Facing this Table Mountain, the temple can be said to tap into the Military Arts Qi.
The Military Arts formation is part of the landform that denotes favourable luck for warfare and
martial art. This kind of formation is also good for health and physical activities.
Rising Formation
Table Mountain
The Table Mountain Nobility Star and Pure Rising Sun Formation in front of the Shaolin Temple. From a further
distance, the Table Mountain will look like Military Arts Mountain.
There is a Military Art Mountain at the Southwest direction of the Monastery. It doubles up
as the Sun Rising Mountain and the Nobleman Under the Canopy Formation. This Mountain
is good for physical work, warfare and martial art. Today, this type of mountain is good for
financial districts.
The Nobility Star that contributes to the fame of the Shaolin Monastery is right at the back of
the temple.
The Nobility Star at the back of the temple.
The Monastery itself taps into the slightly tilted Greedy Wolf Mountain.
Greedy Wolf Star
The Sky Horse Mountain is also present in the Monastery’s area, indicating auspiciousness for
export-related business. With the influence of this Mountain, it is clear why Shaolin Monastery is
excellent in exporting talent in martial art to the world.
Sky Horse Mountain 天馬星
Sky Horse Mountain
You Have Finished This Episode, Now What?
At the end of this Episode, you will learn:
• The Feng Shui principles associated with Water and Mountain.

• Landforms determine the success of people in the area, as
well as how their success can be achieved.
• Special Feng Shui formations such as Pure Rising Sun
Formation, Going Away Embrace and Ghost and Support
Mountain.
Continue your virtual journey of Joey Yap’s Excursion Homestudy

Series™ Season 1: China in the next Episode 8: The Hike Up to the
Bodhidharma Cave.

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JOEY YAP’S EXCURSION HOMESTUDY SERIES™

Copyright © 2014 - 2015 by Joey Yap

The author can be reached at:

Joey Yap International Limited (LL10510)

DISCLAIMER AND OTHER INFORMATION:

COPYRIGHT NOTICE ON EXCLUSIVE TERMINOLOGY:

Joey Yap’s Excursion Homestudy Series™

} Episode 7 : A Visit to the Shaolin Monastery

A VISIT TO THE SHAOLIN MONASTERY

External Landform Analysis of the Shaolin Monastery

2. Grandson Mountain – a) Water moving in or b) Mountain moving down

Feng Shui Principles:

Huge Door Mountain 巨門

External Landform Analysis of the Shaolin Monastery.

External Landform Analysis of the Shaolin Temple.

The Wood and Fire Mountains.

The aerial view of the External Landforms

Landform Assessment on the Immediate Environment of Shaolin Monastery

The waterway crossing and separating the two Dragons.

The waterway crossing and separating the two Dragons.

The Nobility Star at the back of the temple.

Greedy Wolf Star

Sky Horse Mountain 天馬星

Sky Horse Mountain

You Have Finished This Episode, Now What?

At the end of this Episode, you will learn:

• The Feng Shui principles associated with Water and Mountain.

Continue your virtual journey of Joey Yap’s Excursion Homestudy

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