歐洲少林寺 · Discipleship (Live and Train in the Monastery)

Discipleship means, that you are living and training in the Shaolin Temple Europe under monastic conditions and regulations. During your stay, you will study and learn more about Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, as well as Kung Fu, Qi Gong and other “Shaolin” arts including Chinese Culture and Tea ceremonies e.g.

One could call it experiencing a school of life. As a disciple you have the same daily schedule and structure as that, prescribed for novices, monks and nuns of the Shaolin Temple Europe.


Our daily schedule:
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As usual in a monastery, the daily schedule is strictly structured. It is important to know that there is strict discipline.

Below you will find a typical daily schedule:

Mon. – Fri.

6.00 a.m. Morning preparation

8.00 a.m. Breakfast

09.00 a.m. Morning class

11.00 a.m. Working time

13.00 p.m. Lunch / Break

15.00 p.m Afternoon class

18.00 p.m. Dinner

19.00 p.m. Evening class

21.00 p.m. Evening ceremony

22.00 p.m. Noble Silence

Prerequisites:
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You are interested and willed to get to know a way of living like the one lived by buddhist monks and nuns?
You accept to live under monastic conditions?
You accept the Buddhist teaching and are willed to follow it?
You are at least 18 years old or you are 16 years or older and have the unlimited approval of your parents?
You are in excellent physical and mental condition and can endure a lot of physical and psychological stress?
You have no criminal record, you are single and have no obligations towards children of your own?
Duration of the Discipleship:
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The Discipleship lasts for a period of 1 year.
Discipleship is completed after 1 year and an extension of the training is possible.

The rules that apply:
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As long as you are in the monastery, Disciples shall adhere to the laws and rules of the Order of Shaolin and the Vinaya (Buddhist regulatory framework).

Some of these rules are:

1.) No killing

2.) No stealing

3.) No drugs that cloud one’s senses

4.) No sexual activities and no sexual contacts

5.) No lies

6.) No jewelry and no cosmetics

7.) No material luxury

8.) No worldly pleasures

9.) No eating separate from the Order

10.)No accumulation of property and money

Even outside the monastery, the Order expects you to lead a moral life.


Application:
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Your application must include:

Motivation letter
Curriculum vitae in a tabular form
Photo(s) – several photos can be submitted
Police certificate of good conduct (not older than 3 months)
Medical health certificate for high-performance sports. This must include information that the candidate has no restrictions in this regard. The examining physician must be relieved of his duty not to disclose information about the candidate.
All existing school and vocational training degrees, diplomas, reference letters, etc.


Application process:
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When we receive your application, we will check if you are eligible. If this is the case:

You will be invited to an interview
If the interview is positive, you will be invited for 1 week to stay in the monastery in order to get to know each other
If this is also positive, you will be invited to begin the discipleship on the next starting date (The first three months are a trial period.)


Starting dates:
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The starting dates are the first weekday after the 1st of January of each year.


Get in contact with us:
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Interested? Then send us your application to become a Disciple at the Shaolin Temple Europe!

Every year there are several retreats that are taking place in the Shaolin Temple Europe 歐洲少林寺, the monastery where I am living.

A retreat can either be a 3-day Retreat (Friday - Sunday) or a 6-day Retreat (Monday - Saturday). Every retreat is held under a specific topic, such as: Gong Fu, Qi Gong (e.g. Ba Duan Jin, Yi Jin Jing, 13 Luohan), Meditation retreats and Rou Quan retreats.

If you are interested in joining any of these retreats, please take a look at all dates that are published on the website of the monastery:

➡️ Website: http://www.SHAOLINTEMPLE.eu
➡️ Official Online Training: https://visit.shaolin.online/yt-slte
➡️ Facebook:   / shaolintemple.europe  

More videos and Online Trainings are available on:
➡️ Website: http://www.shihengyi.online
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