July 2020
A newer design plan has been approved for the North Shaolin Monastery. It's bigger and better than ever. The new reconstruction completion date is estimated to be in 2025.
There have been Shaolin Monks at the monastery overseeing the reconstruction for about eight years. Visitors may stay and learn Kung Fu from the monks there now. The photo above is the latest design.
There have been Shaolin Monks at the monastery overseeing the reconstruction for about eight years. Visitors may stay and learn Kung Fu from the monks there now. The photo above is the latest design.
1993 photo of the remains of North Shaolin Monastery on Panshan, Jixian, Tianjin
2020 Photo - That's Sutra Hall on the left and Chan Tang - Meditation Hall on the right.
2009 Plan for North Shaolin - It's a bit smaller than the current design
Some reading for the wise...
| buddhist_codes_englishchanyuan_qinggui.pdf |
| lankavatara_sutra_abridged.pdf |
| maha_parinibbana_sutta_last_days_of_the_buddha.pdf |
| book_-_the_north_shaolin_monastery.pdf |
| zen_buddhism_and_persian_culture_v1.pdf |
Note: There are a couple of places in China advertising themselves as "North Shaolin Monastery." The North Shaolin Monastery on Panshan, Jixian, Tianjin is the one that is recognized as an official sub-Temple of the original Shaolin Monastery on Songshan in Henan Province. Below is the link to the Official Shaolin Monastery site page about North Shaolin Temple.
http://www.shaolin.org.cn/templates/EN_T_new_list/index.aspx?nodeid=326&page=ContentPage&contentid=2094
http://www.shaolin.org.cn/templates/EN_T_new_list/index.aspx?nodeid=326&page=ContentPage&contentid=2094