ENCINITAS — Among the 1.3 billion residents of China are 30 menrevered as the true disciples of the Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monkswho are royal masters of the ancient martial art of kung fu. Fewerthan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — While Afghanistan’s Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...

LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A first-of-its-kind event focusing on China's renowned ancient Shaolin Temple and its 1,500-year-old influence on traditional and popular cultures will ...

As we continue our coverage on “Monks of the City,” we visit a Shaolin monk in Manhattan who has made a name for himself teaching Buddhism through the martial arts. NY1’s Roger Clark paid a visit to ...

LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two celebrated panels of professionals comprising China's legendary Shaolin monks to experts from the fields of martial arts, entertainment, academia and ...

In a matter of days, one of James Yang’s life dreams will come true as he makes his mixed martial arts debut. “When I was 17, out of high school, my plan was, you know, I was going to take six months ...

First film to use famous name officially in 28 years By Jonathan Landreth, The Associated Press SHANGHAI — “Shaolin” is the first movie in 28 years sanctioned by the famous kung-fu temple of the same ...

Benny Chan's redo of famed Hong Kong martial-arts blockbuster "Shaolin Temple" charts the hubris and spiritual rebirth of a warlord rather than focusing on hardcore action. By Maggie Lee HONG KONG — ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Shaolin,” with its feuding warlords and fighting monks in ’20s era China, is a sprawling popcorn blast of action kept spinning with crazy cool kung fu, tons ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While Afghanistan’s Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...