{"product_id":"20-shaolin-sayings-the-complete-edition-ebook","title":"20 Shaolin Sayings: The Complete Edition (eBook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty sayings. Fifteen centuries. Every source named.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe masters of the Shaolin Temple passed their art from generation to generation in short sayings: proverbs of the fist (拳谚, quán yàn), easy to memorize and impossible to exhaust. This book gathers twenty of them and gives each one the treatment it deserves: the Chinese original, tone-marked pinyin, a faithful translation, the story of where it comes from, and one way to test it in your own body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes the Complete Edition different:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChecked against the temple's own record.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every saying verified against the four-volume Encyclopedia of Shaolin Martial Arts compiled by Shi Deqian, 31st-generation master, with book-level citations throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree further witnesses.\u003c\/strong\u003e The early Qing \"Ten Methods\" manuscript of Wang Zhicheng, preserved by the Wu Gulun lineage; Jin Jing Zhong's 1934 training manual, prefaced by the temple's own abbot; and the academic record, principally the Cambridge University Press history of the Chinese martial arts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe teachings behind the teachings.\u003c\/strong\u003e The lost reverse line of the most famous training proverb. The temple's two-year, five-year, ten-year skill timetable. The coin and pearl eye-training drills. The dead-hand doctrine: learn to heal before you learn to harm. The honest history of the boast that all kung fu comes from Shaolin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA practice for every saying.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each chapter ends with a concrete exercise you can test in your next training session, whether you train Kung Fu, Qi Gong, or simply life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e38 pages, illustrated.\u003c\/strong\u003e Original ink-wash artwork throughout, including the real Qing dynasty fresco of the temple's White Robe Hall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurated by Shi Heng Chuang, 35th-generation Shaolin disciple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital download (PDF). Delivered instantly to your email after purchase. Read on any device.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shaolin Worldwide","offers":[{"title":"Complete Edition (PDF)","offer_id":48406705471682,"sku":"SWW-EBOOK-20SAYINGS","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8208\/9410\/files\/Hero_20_Shaolin_Sayings.jpg?v=1783897909","url":"https:\/\/www.shaolinww.com\/products\/20-shaolin-sayings-the-complete-edition-ebook","provider":"Shaolin Worldwide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}