Example sentences for: shaolin

How can you use “shaolin” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the early sixth century, a monk from India named Da Mo arrived at Shaolin, where he founded Chan Buddhism.

  • While crowded and commercialized, Shaolin is still one of China’s most interesting historical and religious monuments, dating back to the end of the fifth century a.d.

  • The branch of Buddhism known as Chan (“Zen” in Japan and the West) also looks to Shaolin as its source.

  • A ten-minute hike up the northern hill behind the Shaolin complex leads to the cave, now a shrine for the faithful.

  • The outer courtyards of Shaolin contain other unusual treasures.


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