The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial ArtsEngaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practice their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 3 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy's Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 3: Leek Hotpot: Biff and Chip cook for Mum.Queen's Maid: Wilma is a maid for the vain Queen Hatpin.Toads in the Road: Dad picks up loads of toads.Chairs in the Air: Chip and Wilf see a dog at the fair.A Bark in the Night: Dad and Kipper go to a farm.Silver Foil Rocket: Kipper has a plan for a silver foil rocket. |
Contents
Location of the Shaolin Monastery | 10 |
Serving the Emperor | 20 |
Shaolins contribution to Li Shimins campaign against Wang Shichong | 24 |
Bodhidharma returning to the West on a 1209 Shaolin stele | 27 |
Xuanzongs imperial calligraphy on the 728 Shaolin stele | 32 |
List of the thirteen heroic monks on the 728 Shaolin stele | 34 |
Ninthcentury Dunhuang painting of Vajrapâÿi | 38 |
Vajrapâÿis sinewy physique in a Tang statue | 39 |
Vajrapâÿi referred to as Kiœnara atop Mt Song | 86 |
Vajrapâÿis Kiœnara Qing Shaolin statue | 89 |
Arhat equipped with a staff detail of an early seventeenthcentury Shaolin fresco | 90 |
Sun Wukongs staff late Ming ca 1625 woodblock illustration | 94 |
Huiming manipulating the staff from horseback woodblock illustration dated 1498 | 96 |
Late Ming woodblock illustration of Lu Zhishen manipulating the staff | 98 |
Fist Fighting and SelfCultivation 16001900 | 111 |
Gymnastics | 137 |
Twelfthcentury Shaolin stele of Nârâyaÿa Vajrapâÿi | 41 |
Systemizing Martial Practice 9001600 | 53 |
The LiftingSleeve Position in Cheng Zongyous Shaolin Staff Method of 1621 | 60 |
Practicesequence diagram from Cheng Zongyous Shaolin Staff Method of 1621 | 61 |
Staff Legends | 82 |
Abbot Wenzais 1517 Vajrapâÿi Nârâyaÿa stele | 84 |
Other editions - View all
The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts Meir Shahar Limited preview - 2008 |
Common terms and phrases
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