[Xiake Island] The top NBA star, why did he come to Shaolin Temple to practice?

The sun rises on the valley of Songshan Mountain, and the morning bells startle birds; the streams in the forest are gurgling, and the grass on the slopes are green...

That's right, a French young man with a length of 2.24 meters came to the gate of Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain.

This guy is no one else, he is the top NBA star and the San Antonio Spurs center forward Wenban Yama. His Spurs senior is Duncan, nicknamed "Stone Buddha". As the successor of the "Stone Buddha", Wenban Yama visited Shaolin this time and asked to practice behind closed doors for ten days.

Let’s look at the pictures circulated on the Internet. Wenban Yama wore a gray monk's robe, cutting off three thousand black hairs, which felt a bit out of the world. If you are not too outstanding, you can be said to have perfectly integrated into the Zen room.

Wenban Yama was in Shaolin Temple (Photo source: Internet)

Previously, the American guy "Hyperthyroid" broadcast a tour in China live, and Shaolin Temple is also an important stop. "Brother Hyperthyroidism" wore a hood in the temple, became a master, and practiced martial arts. At the peak of the live broadcast room, 800,000 people watched online.

"Hyperthyroidism" learns martial arts at Shaolin Temple (Photo source: CCTV.com)

This time, the new "Stone Buddha" acted in a low-key manner and was quiet and "retreat".

How to practice after wearing the monk's robe and eating vegetarian food?

Shaolin Temple said that it is inconvenient to disclose. There are many different opinions from netizens from all walks of life, and they are enthusiastic about creating "mes" -

Some people say that there was "Stone Buddha" in the past, but now there is "Wen Buddha".

Someone pointed at his height and said, "It's right to be the first 'high monk'."

There are also real situations in the human brain-making group Yama Shaolin who returned to the arena after further study: on the defensive end, switch to the "marrow washing meridian", and the thin body burst out with a heavy force as strong as the earth; on the offensive end, switch to the "Yi Jin Jing", and the Vajra's eyes were angry, moving like wind and thunder. Kung Fu basketball is now concrete!

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If you want to say that Chinese netizens make jokes, then you have to save 13,500 lines below, and return to today's main topic: Why did Shaolin attract NBA stars to come to practice?

Come to Shaolin to practice martial arts? There is a saying, "The world's martial arts come from Shaolin." During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the blue-eyed Hu monk Bodhidharma from the South Asian subcontinent "crossed the river with one reed" and came to Songshan Mountain. He faced the wall in Shaolin for nine years, leaving behind many magical deeds. According to legend, because of his invention of martial arts, Shaolin monks have a tradition of practicing martial arts.

There are records in historical books that "the Thirteen-stick monk saves the Tang King", which is the prototype of the story of the classic Chinese kung fu movie "Shaolin Temple". History shines into literature, and Shaolin Temple has also become the strongest sect in Chinese martial arts novels. In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the nameless monk in the Sutra Library of Shaolin Temple can turn his internal force into an invisible wall of air, and turn the attacks from his opponents into vain while chatting and laughing.

However, Wenban Yama probably didn't want to learn from Shaolin martial arts and go back to do "Shaolin Basketball". Before him, many NBA stars used Shaolin as a visiting place to experience Shaolin Kung Fu; but this time he came and spent 10 days to "go in seclusion", probably more of the "heart-nourishing" kung Fu in Chinese culture.

After all, Master Bodhidharma is not only a legendary martial arts master, but also a great master who opened the Zen lineage in history. Shaolin Temple is not only a legendary martial arts abyss, but also a veritable Zen ancestral home.

Think about it, stay away from social media, stay away from spotlights and onlookers, listen to the evening drums and morning bells in famous ancient temples, watch flowers bloom and leaves fall, and experience the clever Zen meaning of "There is no tree in Bodhi, and the mirror is not a platform". After one trip, the star's size is likely not to grow taller, but his mood may be higher. In professional sports where cruel competition and fierce confrontation are cruel, such moments of relaxation are also rare.

In recent years, many foreigners have come to China to practice Zen, study Taoism, practice martial arts and exercise. Before they came, they might have the impression of kung fu created by movie stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li; after they came, they should have more feelings about China's cultural temperament and human fireworks, and some people even refused to leave.

I guess many friends have seen videos of foreigners practicing in Wudang Mountain. Every morning, they wear Taoist robes and run around the mountain, breathing fresh air on the top of the mountain, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. If they practice after breakfast, if they can't remember the sword technique, they will draw villains and record their movements. The local method is surprisingly effective.

For example, the American Jack is known as "Master Jack". This "post-90s generation" has been living in Wudang Mountain for more than ten years. He is the 16th generation descendant of the Sanfeng Sect of Wudang and an honorary citizen of Shiyan City, Hubei Province. In front of Yuxu Palace, he taught people to play boxing and sticks; on weekdays, he also likes to drink tea and keep healthy, blow the flute and meditate, and he never leaves his hands with the flute and dust. Anyone who sees it must praise: Immortality!

Taoist Jack (Photo source: Internet)

They also studied the "Huangdi Neijing" and memorized the "Tao Te Ching", and were familiar with Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng Yu; they followed the traditional Chinese medicine method to regulate their body and mind, entered tranquility at the hour of Hai, went to bed early and got up early, took their pulse, cupping, and acupuncture. A mani from Austria said that he had been tired and irritable every day and could not be self-consistent; relying on the wisdom of the East, his stomach disease was cured in practice and his heart became much more peaceful.

In fact, whether in Shaolin or Wudang, there are Eastern philosophy and Eastern wisdom behind it. Following the original heart, following nature, choosing the good and doing things, and walking thousands of miles apart, these ancient principles are still beneficial today - both in China and abroad, all have the same heart.

Finally, I have to say: It is precisely because of the development level and open spirit of contemporary China that many foreign friends have come to China and like China, and that new sparks have been created in dialogue between Chinese and foreign civilizations. As Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in his speech to the first video of the United Nations "International Day of Dialogue of Civilizations" global theme event on June 10, in the face of the huge impact brought by the century-old changes in the world, "the dialogue between civilizations is timely."

Text/Yunge

Editor/Ayaba, Ariyaer