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For the first time in history, the notoriously guarded warrior monks of the fifteenhundred- year-old Shaolin Templeâa Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to preserving a form of kung fu

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Binding	Hardcover
Publisher	Aperture Foundation
Country of Origin	USA
Number of Pages	151
Pubilcation Date	2007
Condition	New

Product details

Kung Fu Book
by Justin Guariglia
Brilliant Shaolin Book
Loads of photographs
Great read

Shaolin Temple of Zen Description

For the first time in history, the notoriously guarded warrior monks of the fifteenhundred- year-old Shaolin Templeâa Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to preserving a form of kung fu known as the âvehicle of Zenââhave allowed their secretive society to be documented. With the blessing of the main abbot, Justin Guariglia earned the trust and full collaboration of the Shaolin monks to create an astonishing, empathic record of the Shaolin art forms and the individuals who consider themselves the keepers of these traditions. Over the past eight years, Guariglia has deftly captured the changing context of this ancient sect as it encounters the increasingly hypermodern world of contemporary China. This amazing work by one of todayâs most promising photographers provides viewers with a rare opportunity to examine the energy and spirit of the Shaolinâs unique Zen practice, which has previously been seen primarily via pop-cultural interpretation in such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

'On the Back' of Shaolin Temple of Zen

In these images, Justin Guariglia has captured one of the last oases of pure, unaffected Chinese culture. This sumptuous book is a must for anyone whose imagination is captivated by the search for the edge of human boundaries in a distant land. Justin Guariglia's photographs reveal an extraordinary culture dedicated to the pursuit of discipline and excellence-where mind and body are stretched to the extreme. - Edward Burtynsky

Justin Guariglia provides a first- a perceptive look at the real monks of Shaolin Temple, their most inner sanctums, their devotional practice, and their traditional disciplines. He captures portraits of these venerated, compassionate warriors, who have survived the Cultural Revolution and ravenous tourists of modern China, and who stand guard at the very birthplace of the martial arts and Zen. - Gene Ching Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine

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