Shaolin Monastery

Summary

Shaolin Monastery is a vihara^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of vihara entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,643 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shaolin Monastery's religion is recorded as Chan Buddhism^[3].
• Shaolin Monastery is located in Dengfeng^[4].
• Shaolin Monastery is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Shaolin Monastery's instance of is recorded as vihara^[6].
• Shaolin Monastery's founder is recorded as Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei^[7].
• Shaoshi Mountain is named after Shaolin Monastery^[8].
• Shaolin Monastery's architectural style is recorded as Chinese architecture^[9].
• Shaolin Monastery took place at Mount Song^[10].
• Shaolin Monastery is part of Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”^[11].
• Shaolin Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Shaolin Monastery^[12].
• 495 marks the founding of Shaolin Monastery^[13].
• Shaolin Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.50709, 'lon': 112.93569}^[14].
• Shaolin Monastery's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Shaoshi Mountain^[15].
• Shaolin Monastery's official website is recorded as http://www.shaolin.org.cn/^[16].
• Shaolin Monastery's official website is recorded as http://www.shaolin.org.cn/en/index.aspx^[17].
• Shaolin Monastery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shaolin Monastery^[18].
• Shaolin Monastery's Commons gallery is recorded as Shaolin^[19].
• Shaolin Monastery's director / manager is recorded as Shi Yongxin^[20].
• Shaolin Monastery's topic has template is recorded as Q20692889^[21].
• Shaolin Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area^[22].
• Shaolin Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[23].
• Shaolin Monastery's heritage designation is recorded as Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level^[24].
• Shaolin Monastery's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32673151^[25].
• Shaolin Monastery's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '嵩山少林寺'}^[26].
• Shaolin Monastery's category of associated people is recorded as Q32673157^[27].

Body

Founding

Shaolin Monastery's founder is recorded as Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei^[7]. 495 marks the founding of it^[13].

Identity

Shaolin Monastery is part of Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”^[11].

Leadership

Shaolin Monastery's director / manager is recorded as Shi Yongxin^[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Shaolin Monastery include Shaolin Kung Fu^[28] and Shaolin Temple^[29], a film^[30], directed by Cheung Sing-Yim^[31].

Why It Matters

Shaolin Monastery ranks in the top 2% of vihara entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,643 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Shaolin Kung Fu^[28] and Shaolin Temple^[29], a film^[30], directed by Cheung Sing-Yim^[31].