From:	"Freddy Frypp no more" <JAMES-CUENO@*********.edu>
Subject:	Re: just a thought
Date:	Mon, 25 Mar 1996 16:32:17 CST

> An addendum to all of this: japan doesn't have anything to do with Buddhism
> or the Shaolin Monks. Buddhism is (mainly, though definately not entirely)
> Chinese.

Yeah but the Japanese brought it over in what? the thirteenth
century? I can check my Jap History text if you want a specific date.

There are lots of Buddhist temples over in Japan, but there, the
> main religion is Shinto.

So? Zen's a philosophy, as others have already mentioned.

Shaolin Monks, however, are definately Chinese.

Argh! Who said the Shaolin are really Shaolin monks?!!!! THey are a
gang!!!!!

> Kung-Fu and its animal and other variants (Mantis, Dragon, Tiger, Drunkend,
> etc.) were created by these monks a really long time ago. I'm not saying
> I'm a resource on it, I'm just commenting on the previous post about the
> Meta's that were kicked out of Japan. They would not have, most likely,
> been Shaolin.

Uh... Snake isn't connected to the Shaolin. The Shaolin I used are
just a gang I got from Erik (rest his troubled soul). They are
BLACK. They are a GANG. They are NOT Chinese Shaolin fighting monks.
That little tangent is Dr. Kyle's fault. Snake just commented on
Shaolin monks being legendary fighters, then commented on his own
training (Zen Buddism).

jim