What does the Shaolin teaching include?
The Shaolin teaching is a complex, multi-faceted system of knowledge of philosophy, martial arts, medicine, special rules of conduct, ethics, morals, and other disciplines. Four basic disciplines have formed since the eight century. Introduced by father superior Fuyui they are still taught today: martial art, spiritual studies, medicine and “civil disciplines” i.e. calligraphy, painting, history and so on. These four disciplines, usually called “the four large hieroglyphs”, form the Shaolin teaching.
