少林功夫 Shaolin Kongfu

       少林功夫是中国武术文化最杰出的代表，是中国武术文化的象征。中国武术是中国古代人民在历代战争活动中，以生命为代价积累起来的，以攻防格斗的人体动作为核心、以套路为基本单位，并在中国特定的文化环境中逐步形成的文化表现形式。因而，中国武术已经成为中国传统文化的重要组成部分，被视为中国的“国粹”，其中包含极其丰富的中国古代思想（哲学、道德、兵法、医学、宗教等）。
       少林功夫是中国传统佛教文化最为通俗、传播最广的表现形式之一。少林功夫是指在嵩山少林寺特定佛教文化环境中形成的，以紧那罗王信仰为核心，以少林寺武僧演练的武术为表现形式，并充分体现禅宗智慧的传统佛教文化体系。其建立在护法神那罗延王信仰基础上的佛教无常无我的教义表现出来的大智大勇的精神，已经成为人类最具价值的精神文明体系的组成部分，已为全世界不同文化的人们所理解，成为不同文化之间相互沟通的桥梁。这正是少林功夫作为宗教文化表现形式所表现出来的宗教本怀所在。

Shaolin Kongfu is considered the most prominent representative and symbol of Chinese martial, which was accumulated by ancient Chinese people at the price of their lives in the war activities. Chinese martial arts, whose core is the body actions of attacking and defending during a combat, and whose basic unit is systematical action routine, has been gradually shaped into a culture manifestation form in the environment of unique Chinese culture. Therefore, it has become an essential component of Chinese traditional culture and has been titled as the national quintessence. Besides, it contains abundant ancient Chinese spirit, such as philosophy, morality, military, medicine and religion and so on.
Shaolin Kongfu is one of the most popular and wide-spreading form of Chinese traditional Buddhism culture. It refers to the traditional Buddhism culture system which was formed in the unique Buddhism culture environment of Songshan Shaolin Temple. The show of this system was formed in the martial arts practiced by the martial monks of Shaolin Temple and was deeply rooted in the wisdom of Zen Buddhism. Based on the faith of King Kimnaras, their guardian God, their great wisdom and strong braveness has become an essential component of the most valuable spiritual civilization of human kind. It has been received by people from diverse cultures all over the world and has become a communication bridge between different cultures. That is exactly the essence of this religious culture shown by Shaolin Kongfu.