Shaolin Monastery

Summary

Shaolin Monastery is a vihara^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of vihara entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,715 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 image is recorded as Shaolinsi.JPG^[6].
• Shaolin Monastery's instance of is recorded as vihara^[7].
• Shaolin Monastery's founder is recorded as Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei^[8].
• Shaoshi Mountain is named after Shaolin Monastery^[9].
• Shaolin Monastery's architectural style is recorded as Chinese architecture^[10].
• Shaolin Monastery's ISNI is recorded as 0000000085233866^[11].
• Shaolin Monastery's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123114942^[12].
• Shaolin Monastery's GND ID is recorded as 4264223-1^[13].
• Shaolin Monastery's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82106225^[14].
• Shaolin Monastery's location is recorded as Mount Song^[15].
• Shaolin Monastery's part of is recorded as Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”^[16].
• Shaolin Monastery's Commons category is recorded as Shaolin Monastery^[17].
• +0495-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shaolin Monastery^[18].
• Shaolin Monastery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.50709, 'lon': 112.93569}^[19].
• Shaolin Monastery's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076ff^[20].
• Shaolin Monastery's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as olak2009488574^[21].
• Shaolin Monastery's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Shaoshi Mountain^[22].
• Shaolin Monastery's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1305-005^[23].
• Shaolin Monastery's official website is recorded as http://www.shaolin.org.cn/^[24].
• Shaolin Monastery's official website is recorded as http://www.shaolin.org.cn/en/index.aspx^[25].
• Shaolin Monastery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shaolin Monastery^[26].
• Shaolin Monastery's Commons gallery is recorded as Shaolin^[27].

Body

Founding

Shaolin Monastery's founder is recorded as Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei^[8]. +0495-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[18].

Identity

Shaolin Monastery's part of is recorded as Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”^[16].

Leadership

Shaolin Monastery's director / manager is recorded as Shi Yongxin^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Shaolin Monastery include Shaolin Kung Fu^[29] and Shaolin Temple^[30], a film^[31], directed by Cheung Sing-Yim^[32].

Why It Matters

Shaolin Monastery ranks in the top 2% of vihara entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,715 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Shaolin Kung Fu^[29] and Shaolin Temple^[30], a film^[31], directed by Cheung Sing-Yim^[32].