ABBOT HAI TENG OF SHAOLIN

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"Shaolin Kung Fu is famous everywhere".

At present, Shaolin priest Hai Teng is the unique patriotic old monk who is an expert in buddhism, literature and martial art. He has a legend background. Although he is 80 years old，he is strengthened with invincible skill and with a prestige among the martial art world. In 1940's, he acted as the martial art instructor of Shaolin Temple in Henan.

When he was 5 years old, his mother died. Later, his father was fatally attacked by the villains and died too. Owning to this, he decided to practise kung fu for revenge. Coincidently, he came across the eminent monks Tan Yan and Yun Shim in Sichuan, he was taught their skill in earnest. Later, he was also accepted by Shaolin Master Yu Feng as disciple and practising martial art in Oi Mei.

In the entrance examination of Sichuan University, he scored the best result and was admitted by the Department of Chinese Literature. That's why he was well versed in both literature and martial art. Shaolin martial art is the treasure of Chinese Kung Fu and is almost lost. Hai Teng entered buddhism sect when he was 17. He has got a skill that no sleeping is needed. For the sake of handing down the genuine Shaolin Kung Fu from generation to generation, he went back to Shaolin Temple even regardless of his old age. Besides that, he also invited the aged Shaolin boxer, the kung fu masters and main actors of action films to promote and re-organise Shaolin Boxing and to give up sectarian bias. Hai Teng has said that his only aspiration is to prove that the real Shaolin martial art was derived from Shaolin Temple in China. If it is unsuccessful before he dies, it will be an everlasting regret to him.

Hai Teng has tried his utmost to promote nationalism and the revival of Chinese Kung Fu as well as Shaolin martial art. He will be crowned with eternal glory and his name will go down in history. As shown in this film, Hai Teng's patriotic mind and invincible skill reflect the quintessence of Chinese culture.

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少林海燈法師電影故事

「少林功夫揚天下。」

　　少林海燈法師，是當今中國碩果僅存，德高望重的一位愛國少林老禪師，集淵博的佛學、文學、武學於一身，一生極具傳奇異彩，高齡已逾八旬。

　　海燈法師的「一指禪」、「童子功」，「梅花樁」，堪稱名震武林的三大絕技。

　　海燈法師遠在四十年代，便已任河南嵩山少林寺的國術敎授。俗家姓范，名無病，五歲喪母，七歲時眼見父親被地霸毒打致死，立志習武報仇，彼時適遇雲遊到四川的少林高僧丹岩，雲禪兩和尙，遂得拜師學得少林眞功夫。後來，復得少林派大師汝峯上師帶上峨嵋嫡傳絕技，功成即雲遊四海，比武打擂會藝，且以第一名成績考入四川大學中文系，故法師允文允武，才華出衆。

　　法師從十七歲入佛門，到現在六十多年，每天都是長坐不臥，夜不沾蓆，頭不安枕，三衣一缽，長年守素，冬不着裘，夏不着葛，可見其精氣過人的禪功。

　　少林武功，是中華民族武壇瑰寶，第恐年久頻於流失，故本片眞情實地，謹誠禮請海燈法師眞人眞藝，承少林絕技史蹟，貢獻於世界。

　　法師爲了振作民族精神，振奮中華武林絕技，發揚武德唯我，決意貢獻畢生。故隱居多年，千里迢迢重返少林寺，並向習武弟子傳授絕技，爲了規復少林武功，他更不煩跋踄，四處親訪流散在民間的少林老拳師，武壇五老及各派掌門人和國片影壇當紅武術男女明星，後起之秀，號召拋開門戶之見，重整中華武術，耀祖揚宗。

　　海燈法師曾很嚴肅和堅毅的說：「在我有生之年，要做一件事，就是証明少林武術正宗還在少林，仍在中國，不達此目的，死不瞑目。」

　　我們把海燈法師這種愛國偉大精神和稀世奇功，憑電影拍攝技術，負起宏揚祖國永恒的燦爛武功武德，威揚全世界。