You are here:
Home 
Shaolin Foundations Chinese History Chinese Religions
Shaolin Foundations Chinese History Chinese Religions
Chinese Religions
Created on Wednesday, 27 June 2007 05:05
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 August 2011 04:21
Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2007 05:04
Hits: 5053
''Introductory'
A well known missionary of Peking, China, was invited one day by a Buddhist acquaintance to attend the ceremony of initiation for a class of one hundred and eighty priests and some twenty laity who had been undergoing preparatory instruction at the stately and important Buddhist monastery. The beautiful courts of the temple were filled by a throng of invited guests and spectators, waiting to watch the impressive procession of candidates, acolytes, attendants and high officials, all in their appropriate vestments. No outsider was privileged to witness the solemn taking by each candidate for the priesthood of the vow to "keep the Ten Laws,â€
Category: Chinese Thought
Site Content
- russbo.com Home
- Shaolin
-
- Preface
- Introduction
- Shaolin Destruction
- Shaolin Environs
- Shaolin FAQ
-
- FAQ Overview
- Health FAQs
-
- Carbohydrates
- Drinking water
- Gut feelings
- Hamstring Injuries
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Heat Injuries
- Head Conditioning
- Vegetarianism
- Vitamins
- Cult Behavior
- Heat Stroke
- Cholesterol Myths
- SARS
- Herpes Gladiatorum
- Bedbugs, Lice, Mites
- Hepatotoxins
- Dengue Fever
- Dim Mak
- Knockout Punch
- Tai Ji Science
- Herpes Simplex
- Medical Travel Advice
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Temple FAQs
- Travel FAQs
- Gong Fu FAQs
- Training FAQs
- Monk FAQs
- Shaolin Gong Fu
- Shaolin History
- Shaolin Journals
- Shaolin Monks
- Shaolin Photos
- Shaolin Scholars
-
- Scholars Home
- China 1989
- Thailand 1990
- Nepal 1991
- Philippines
- Traveling China
- Asocial Contract
- Pre-Ming Training
- Chickens
- Achieving Goals
- Tiger Crane
- Dreamworld
- Stories
- Damo / Elevator
- Sept 11
- Combat Strategy
- Unmoving Wisdom
- Black Belt meaning?
- Hypocrisy?
- Performing Arts
- Bodhisattvas
- Samatha-Vipassana
- Buddhist Roots
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Buddhist Realities?
- Shaolin Schools
- Shaolin Videos
- Shaolin Chan Wu Xue Yuan
- Shaolin News
- Contributor Sites
- Shaolin Foundations
-
- Cultural Foundations
- Buddhism
-
- Buddhism Basics
- Buddha Gospels
- Buddhist Kingdoms
- Buddhist Sutras
-
- Buddhist Sutras Summary
- Anapanasati Sutra
- Culasunnatta Sutta
- Lankavatara Sutra
- The Dhammapada
- Heart Sutra
- Diamond Sutra
- Kalama Sutta
- Mahamangala Sutta
- Mahasatipatthana Sutra
- Metta Sutta
- Sammaditthi Sutta
- Satipatthana Sutra
- Sutta Nipata
- Vitakka-santhana Sutta
- Lotus Sutras
-
- Lotus Sutra Summary
- Introduction
- Expedient Means
- Simile and Parable
- Belief and Understanding
- Parable Medicinal Herbs
- Bestowal of Prophecy
- Parable of the Phantom City
- Prophecy Enlightenment
- Prophecies Conferred
- Teacher of the Law
- Emergence Treasure Tower
- Devadatta
- Admonition Embrace Sutra
- Peaceful Practices
- Emerging from the Earth
- Life Span Tathagata
- Distinction of Benefits
- Joyful Acceptance
- Teacher of the Law
- Bodhisattva Never Disparaging
- Mystic Powers Tathagata
- Entrustment
- Bodhisattva Medicine King
- Bodhisattva Myozon
- Bodhisattva Kanzeon
- Dharani
- King Wondrous Splendor
- Bodhisattva Universally Worthy
- Platform Sutras
- Chinese Thought
- Chinese History
-
- Overview
- Longmen Grottoes
- Creation Theory
- Emperor Guangxu
- Shaolin Kung Fu Origins
- Chinese Religions
- Paleolithic Age
- Kublai Khan
- Shaolin Temple History
- Bo Staff
- Southern Shaolin Temple
- Neolithic Age
- Empress Dowager Cixi
- Southern Shaolin Temple
- Yangshao Culture
- Emperor Taizong
- Banpo Culture
- Empress Wu
- Longshan Culture
- Huangdi
- Tang Dynasty
- Mongol Conquest
- Mongol Rule
- Yuan Dynasty
- Qing Dynasty
- Buddhist History
- Political History
- Republican Revolution
- Cultural Revolution
- China
- doc's Hood
Supplemental Video Search
ProMagic Audio Player
Online Users
We have 87 guests and no members online