Can girls do training in the shaolin temple

[JKDkid2]

can girls train in shaolin temple and if they can do they have to cut there hair

[White Warlock]

Okay, let's clear one little bit up. There are no more shoalin temples. What is going on nowadays in China are 'marketing' manuevers by talented wushu practitioners. Frankly, the Chinese government would not stand for a rebirth of such.

[fallen_milkman]

Well said. Now, if you had asked WERE girls allowed to train at the Shaolin Temple, yes they were.

[ovine king]

No they weren't.

Traditionally, the monks and nuns kept apart, both having their own institutions. Ocassionally, one would request to stay at the other's place during travels but only if their own was not available.

Traditionally, only men were allowed to study at the temples (unless you were royalty) and only monks were allowed to train there. Those that learnt shaolin outside of the temples were usually rich folk who paid the temples lots of money, conveniently in the form of alms.

[ClA]

He is right.

Women is not allowed to be a ShoaLin Monk, or at least not used to.

BUT, there is something called a "Non-buddist student".

Cantonese calls it "Jok Ga".

These non-buddist students go to the temple to learn kung fu, they are not required to shave their hair. Once they mastered their art, they are allowed to "go down the mountain".

But china has changed SO MUCH over the last few years..........i wouldn't be surprised if ShaoLin has become "watered down"...........just like most arts when money gets involved. A lot of monks are trained for performance now, notice people love seeing monks get kick in the nuts?? People pay money to see these things.

A lot of Monks are very wealthy now...........some in drives a Benz to "work". People donates BILLIONS of dollars to the temples, and they are pretty much the CEO that handles all that money..........

Things changed............china is not like it used to be.

In the old days, people fought war against the government, and ShaoLin was where people trains or "hide" from the government. There was a "purpose" to train. People cut their hair to put the past behind them, they even change their names.

But now a days, with Kararoke, DVDs, entertainment, big tall buildings, who the hell wants to be a monk and can't touch women for the rest of their lifes??? Can't eat meat???

Don't be surprise that they'll allow women to train if you offer enough $$.

[fallen_milkman]

She didn't ask if women could be monks, only if they could train.

[ovine king]

the answer is still no.

[kzshin]

traditionally NO.

[Goju_boi]

Well I guess if youre in China but. a school run in my town by shaolin monks lets girls train in all the aspects of kung fu they wish to learn

[White Warlock]

Umm... no more shaolin monks.

There are still 'buddhist monks' that don't practice wushu, wushu practitioners that pose as buddhist monks, and buddhist monks that practice wushu. However, shaolin monks no longer exist, except as a marketing ticket.

I think that's the second time i've said this on this thread. Odd, eh?