Shaolin Temple Shaolin Temple was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is older than the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It is located at the foot of Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou City, and is named Shaolin Temple because it is hidden in the jungle of Shaoshi Mountain in Songshan Mountain. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Buddha Sakyamuni gave lectures and started meditation here. So this is the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism in Han Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty, Shaolin Temple was also very prosperous. Everyone may have seen Shaolin Temple movies. It embodies the Shaolin Temple 13 stick monk saving the king of Qin. At that time, the king of Qin and Wang were fighting in Luoyang. Shaolin Temple 13 monks saved him. This matter became a much-told story for later generations, and it is still widely circulated today. Many emperors of the Qing Dynasty have been here. It is said that the plaque on the mountain gate and Shaolin Temple are Kangxi imperial pens. Gan Long also left many poems here.
Shaolin Temple incense money Shaolin Temple is a thousand-year-old temple. Incense has continued in recent decades, and a large number of tourists and believers go there every year. When these people go to Shaolin Temple, they usually take out a lot of incense money to express their feelings to the gods. An insider revealed that Shaolin Temple has at least 100 million yuan of incense money every year. Where did these funds end up? The abbot Shi Yongxin later explained that my monthly salary was only 700 yuan.
Shi Yongxin Shi Yongxin was originally just an ordinary person. 198 1 year, he happened to meet the abbot of Shaolin temple at that time, and they hit it off. Finally, the abbot accepted Shi Yongxin as an apprentice. After studying with a teacher, Shi Yongxin did not stay in Shaolin Temple to recite scriptures and Buddha, but traveled around and saw a lot of local conditions and customs. He studies everywhere and his ability is constantly improving. After the abbot died, Shi Yongxin inherited the position of Master and became the new abbot. It is under the leadership of Shi Yongxin that Shaolin Temple is gradually loved by everyone.
Shi Yongxin, the whereabouts of incense money, said that the annual income of temples is as high as 1 100 million yuan. In shock, the reporter asked where the income of several hundred million yuan would be spent. Shi Yongxin paused, then said that the temple occupies a large area and the eaves of many houses need to be repaired. It will also help the poor, especially orphans. This explanation seems very reasonable.