Rebuilding the North Shaolin Temple - 重建北少林寺
Please donate 捐赠 to help rebuild the Northern Shaolin Temple in China
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Martial Artists who respect the Shaolin Temples and anyone else who has earned their money honestly are cordially invited to donate money to help rebuild the Northern Shaolin Temple. It was obliterated during the wars here and is currently being rebuilt. Only one ancient white tower survived the slaughter. Only two of five main buildings have been rebuilt during the past few years and a huge amount of expensive work remains to be done. "How much?" I asked Songshan Shaolin accountant Mr. Hu recently. "About two billion Yuan" was the answer. Rebuilding the Northern Shaolin is a multi-million dollar project and will take at least three to five years to finish.
How you can helpDonations (捐赠) to the reconstruction of the North Shaolin can be made to the following account:
Bank information Receivers Name : Zhong Guo Panshan Bei Shao Lin Si Northern Shaolin Temple, Panshan, China 中国盘山北少林寺 Bank & Branch Name: Gonghang Tianjin Shi ji Xian Zhi Hang Jixian branch of ICBC Bank in Tianjin City 工行天津市蓟县支行 Account number: 0302 0966 09300 184901 Swift code: ICBKCNBJTJN When sending money, please also send an e-mail to North Shaolin's new Abbot, Shi Yan Pei at [email protected] saying how much was sent, your name and a signature. All donations are sincerely appreciated. Note 1: Upon recieving an e-mail, and notification of a desposit from the bank, Mr. Hu the Shaolin's accountant has to print the e-mail, and take it to the local (LaiGuanJu) "Government Administration of Foreign Exchange" to get the money, so the e-mail is actually very important. Without it he cannot withdraw the money. NOTE 2: International bank transfers will probably cost the sender about $35. Paypal will charge the reciever 2%-4%. So, Bank transfers are probably better for large donations and Paypal for smaller ones. TOO COMMERCIAL?
Reading the western media about the Shaolin Temples in China I’ve seen a lot of complaining that the Songshan Shaolin is "too commercial.” Having visited that temple last year I’ve got to say I don’t really agree. The Shaolin Temples are huge financial undertakings and money doesn’t grow on trees. The Shaolin Temples support schools all around China, orphans, widows, the homeless, crime victims and other people in need. Religious people in general were and are the front line of social working in any nation and they need money to do their jobs. Of course westerners that go to Songshan Shaolin can see numerous shops just outside the temple selling all kinds of Kung Fu paraphernalia, and perhaps they expect it to be a highly organized shiny new affair like an American shopping mall or something. But, heck! This is China and they do things Chinese style – which foreigners new to China often find strange. I’ve lived in here for several years now and when I visited the Songshan Shaolin and saw all the shops outside the temple, I just thought it was normal. What’s the big issue? |
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Another way to look at charitable donations is like this: “Are you happy?” There’s a lot of research on happiness that shows that doing good things for others without asking for anything in return actually increases people’s happiness. Why? It’s not so complicated; people who help others feel good about themselves.
So, my advice is, donate whatever you can afford to rebuilding the Northern Shaolin Temple, get happy and collect some good karma in the process. The noble traditions and excellent health benefits of Shaolin Wushu and their social working here in China and abroad will be a blessing to all. Time does not cure all wounds, but a little money and a lot of work can make a big difference.
The Shaolin Temple of China is a registered non-profit organization in China.
So, my advice is, donate whatever you can afford to rebuilding the Northern Shaolin Temple, get happy and collect some good karma in the process. The noble traditions and excellent health benefits of Shaolin Wushu and their social working here in China and abroad will be a blessing to all. Time does not cure all wounds, but a little money and a lot of work can make a big difference.
The Shaolin Temple of China is a registered non-profit organization in China.