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The Shaolin monks do seem to have been well-versed in self-defense over the centuries.
As you walk up the long cedar-shaded avenue to the temple, notice the two-story caves hewn from the rock that serve as accommodation for itinerant monks.
While Corot was drawn to the contemplative and even the monastic life (he painted a peculiar series devoted to monks reading, playing the cello, and praying), he was by no means immune to feminine charm.
Throughout the seventh and eighth centuries numerous Japanese monks, scholars, and artists made the perilous trip west across the Sea of Japan to study Chinese religion, history, music, literature, and painting — later to be brought back for further development in Japan.
Its sculptures are located in a natural arc of stone known as the Great Buddha Crescent, carved over a 70-year span by Buddhist monks during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279).