介绍:
China's Shaolin Temple, famous for its martial arts tradition, confirmed that it has bought a piece of land in Australia and is planning to build a "Shaolin style" temple there.
According to the Mayor of the Shoalhaven City, both the city council and the state government have approved the concept plan for the project. The plan is to include a temple sanctuary with resident monks, a live-in kung fu academy, a 500-bed four-star hotel and a 27-hole golf course.
However, the spokesman for Shaolin Temple responded that the project in New South Wales is still in its planning phase. He added that instead of a complex, they will only build a Shaolin style temple.
Meanwhile, Li Guangfu(李光富), Chairman of Wudang Taoist Association said that where Shaolin Temple is going abroad so does Wu Dang. Wu Dang, a place where TAI CHI originated, consists of a small mountain range in central China's Hubei Province, which is home to a famous complex of Taoist temples.
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(John)No signal said on sina.comthat, (support)
I am living in the US for several years. I don't think there is anything wrong with the expansion of Shaolin Temple. As a matter of fact, I watched the kungfu show years ago, they were brilliant. And I feel very proud when my friend asked about the Shaolin Temple. It is always a pleasure to let more people know about Chinese traditional culture. It's a kind of soft power.
(Liu Kun)Clover comments on weibo that, (Support)
As Shi Yongxin, monastery head of the Shaolin Temple said "If Disneyland can come to our country, why can't Shaolin go to theirs?" Over the past decades, western and also South Korean culture have a great influence on China. So why can't we spread our traditional culture to the world?
(QD)Yuna replied on weibo that, (Against)
I think Shi Yongxin's idea is absolutely illogical. Disneyland is totally different from Shaolin Temple! The construction of Disneyland and all the characters in Disneyland are based on commercial films or business ideas. However,Shaolin Temple has more than 1500 year history. It is not a company. It is a temple where people can do some religious or spiritual activities! Shi Yongxin, as the monastery of the temple is destroying the history and Shaolin Temple!
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Notes:
-Shaolin Temple has directly established more than 40 overseas companies. The Guardian once reported that the temple's annual revenue reaches 10 million pounds, most of which comes from overseas, including tuition, performance income and movie revenue.
-A 2008 report from Zhejiang Online said Shaolin Temple has schools and organizations in over 50 countries and regions, with more than 3 million overseas disciples.
-As a matter of fact, this planned project is not the first Shaolin temple in Australia. Back in 2012, the Shaolin Kungfu Meditation Temple of Australia Incorporated (澳洲少林禅武堂) was established in Cabramatta as the first meditation and Kungfu center run by Songshan Shaolin Temple.
-Its official website introduces that the temple embraces "promoting Shaolin culture, benefiting the amplitude of living beings and raising people's physical and mental health" as the initiatives, and is a place provided for the Australians, where "Zen Dharma, martial arts fitness, and Zen medical treatment" could be carried out.
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(John)Tiger smells roses comment on 163.com that, (Support)
I heard that Shi Yongxin is China's first monk with an MBA degree. After he became the head of the Shaolin Temple, he made quit a lot of new moves to promote the Temple around the world. I agree with his ideas. With the development of the world, it is necessary to manage the Temple with new ideas. There is no doubt that the Temple is making a lot of money, but he is also promoting Chinese traditional culture. So why not? You can't criticize people just because they are making some money while doing the right thing.
(Liu Kun) Winnie and magician comment on weibo.com that,(Against)
I think Shaolin Temple should change its name to Shaolin Co. . Do they have enough time to chant the Buddhist sutra or any other things that a monk needs to do when they are busy expanding their business? As a Buddhist believer, when I think about the Shaolin Temple, the first thing that comes to my mind is not Budda, but a bunch of businessmen. It is like the temple became their tool to make money. If they forget who they are in the process of making money, then the Shaolin Temple has lost its meaning of existence.
(QD)Warrior16 argues on sohu.com that, (Against)
On one hand, Shi Yongxin wants to promote Buddhism; On the other hand, he is doing secular business. It is a schizophrenic to do these two things together. And it is out of range if they build a hotel or a golf course in Australia. Why would a Buddhist temple need a golf course? That makes me wonder what do the monks really want? Practice Buddhism or enjoy the secular life?
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