This topic is about Damo in the context of Jin Yong wuxia, not necessarily the historical Damo.
Did he invent the 72 Supreme Arts of Shaolin, I mean all 72 of them?
Printable View
This topic is about Damo in the context of Jin Yong wuxia, not necessarily the historical Damo.
Did he invent the 72 Supreme Arts of Shaolin, I mean all 72 of them?
Quote:
Originally Posted by PJ
No according to Xuan Ci. When he was discussing the origin of _some_ of the 72 arts with Boloxing and Zherlouxing and the visiting abbots from the other monastries, he mentioned that some were created over the years thru the hard work of various monks.
I understand those 2 Tibetans were removed from the 3rd edition though. Not sure what remains of that scene.
What exactly did Damo contribute to Shaolin, according to Jin Yong?