The Holy land of the Shaolin

The representative of the Orthodox Tradition of the Shaolin Chan, Venerable Master Hai Deng (chin.: shìhǎidēng Fǎshī 释海灯法师) was not only an important authority in Martial arts but also he was a Great Master of Shaolin Chan Buddhism.

Even when he was 86 years old, he lived a very active life, participating in the Buddhist conferences in cities like Chengdu and Beijing, reading sutras many hours every day and teaching Wugong to his numerous students and followers. Master Haideng was born on February 8th, 1902 as Fanwubing (chin.: Fàn wúbìng 范无病) in Jiangyou county (chin.: Jiāngyóu 江油) of Sichuan province (chin.: Sìchuānshěng 四川省). He was born in a very poor family. His father was a tailor. Master Haideng started training in Chinese Martial Arts since he was 7 years old. His uncle Xue Jiu Zhi (chin.: xuējiǔzhì 薛久志), a well-known master of Kung Fu in that area, taught him the sword skills.

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