Shaolin Temple in Henan Province

Da Mo Cave

In the early sixth century, a monk from India named Da Mo arrived at Shaolin, where he founded Chan Buddhism. Da Mo founded the system of hand-to-hand combat known as Kung Fu (wushi). This is Da Mo Cave at the Shaolin Monastery. It is just a short walk to this cave. It is quite old as is most everything here. This place started when the Chinese were forbidden to have and carry arms to protect themselves.