Forged prefaces, attributed to the Tang general Li Jing and the Southern Song general Niu Gao were written.
Tiantai, and falsely attributed to Bodhidharma. The founder of the Yuan dynasty, Kublai Khan (AD 1215–1294) ordered all Buddhist temples in China to be led by the Shaolin Temple eight Princes during the Ming dynasty turned themselves into Shaolin monks.Īs for the 'Yi Jin Jing' (Muscle Change Classic), a spurious text attributed to Bodhidharma and included in the legend of his transmitting martial arts at the temple, it was written in the Ming dynasty, in 1624, by the Daoist priest Zining of Mt. The stele does not list any such imperial dispensation as reward for the monks' assistance during the campaign against Wang Shichong, only land and a water mill are granted. This legend is not corroborated in any period documents, such as the Shaolin Stele erected in 728. Regardless of historical veracity, these rituals are not practiced today. If true, this would have made Shaolin the only temple in China that did not prohibit alcohol. According to legend, Emperor Taizong granted the Shaolin Temple extra land and a special 'imperial dispensation' to consume meat and alcohol during the Tang dynasty. During the Tang dynasty 618–907 AD Empress Wu Zetian (AD 625–705) paid several visits to the Shaolin Temple discussing Chan philosophy with high monk Tan Zong. As the center of Chan Buddhism, the Shaolin Temple attracted many emperors’ attention in China’s history.
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