Berlin, July 18, 2008

Confirmation  

I hereby confirm that the Shaolin Temple Germany is the only German branch of the world famous Songshan Shaolin Temple of the province Henan/China. There is no second branch in Germany yet. In order to be considered as branch, certain requirements must be fulfilled. For example, there must be an authorization by the mothertemple to use the name “Shaolin Temple”. The abbot of the branch must come from the mothertemple and also must be listed in the register of the Shaolin Temple in China as an ordained monk. Furthermore he has to be officially nominated by the abbot of the mothertemple. Without these requirements nobody has the right to call his organisation “Shaolin Temple”.

Grandmaster Shi Yongchuan

Abbot of the Shaolin Temple Germany

33. Generation of Shaolin monks & Buddhist dharma master