Kung Fu Mural Painting at Shaolin Temple, Henan : Chinese Traditional Fighting Culture in the Context of Pre - modern Nation State

Abstract

Kung Fu Mural Painting at Shaolin Temple, Henan : Chinese Traditional Fighting Culture in the Context of Pre-modern Nation State is a qualitative research Its main objectives are 1) to study the historical context of China, Henan, and the Shaolin Temple in the pre-modern era; 2) to study and study the murals of the pre-modern Shaolin Temple; 3) to study the history of the formation of traditional martial arts and pre-modern kung fu in pre-modern Shaolin Temple; and 4) to study the relationship between Shaolin Kung Fu frescoes and traditional pre-modern martial arts in the pre-modern Nation-State era.

The results showed that Shaolin Kungfu refers to the long-standing traditional cultural system that formed in the specific Buddhist cultural environment of the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain. It is based on belief in the divine power of Buddhism. Fully embodying the wisdom of Zen Buddhism and takes the martial arts practiced by the monks of the Shaolin Temple as the main form of expression. Later, the traditional Chinese martial culture at Shaolin Temple was associated with a state of war between China and foreign invaders. The Chinese at that stage resurrected their martial arts to defend themselves and fight against invaders. Therefore, a group was formed to practice fighting in the temple. especially the Shaolin Temple. In addition, to promote correct training Therefore, the murals documented the various poses and methods of fighting. Thus, the Kung Fu murals at Shaolin Temple were like a martial textbook that kung fu fighters practiced. and became an important role in this period of martial culture.

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