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This unique study of the genesis and development of the earliest form ofBuddhist self-defense practiced by Chuan Fa monks and mystics shows boththe philosophical and physical basis of the skills developed and passed onto subsequent generations. This book seeks to reunite these concepts. Itsteaching draws equally on the practices of North Chinese Chaan MovementMeditation Traditions and on the South Chinese Esoteric (Mi Chiao)School--both secret traditions rarely revealed to the general public. Thematerial is presented so readers can understand that what we think of as acompetitive sport is really a meditation mandala in action. Extensiveappendices list the main Chinese dynasties, a chronology of BuddhistSutras, a chronological record of scriptures, teachers, events during 1000years of Indian and Chinese Buddhism, and translations of Bodhidharma'stexts including The Six Gates, Entering the Buddha's Path, and the treatiseupon the Bloodline Teaching of True Dharma.