10:00 am —Buddhist Ceremony
10:15 am —Lecture
12 noon— —Potluck Vegetarian Lunch
1:00 pm0 —Chan Meditation Workshop
3:00 pm0 —Shaolin Kung Fu Chan Workshop

1:00 pm —Buddhist Ceremony
1:15 am —Lecture
2:30 pm —Chan Meditation Workshop
3:00 pm —Shaolin Kung Fu Chan Workshop

Dharma Master Shi Yanda
Monastic Supervisor, China Songshan Shaolin Temple
Abbot, Shangqiu City Guanyin Temple

Master Shi Yanda, as the Monastic Supervisor of China Songshan Shaolin Temple, holds the highest rank after the Abbot in the management of the Temple.

Born 1n 1980, Master Yanda became a disciple of the Venerable Shaolin Temple Abbot Shi Yongxin in 1996. He is a graduate of the prestigious Buddhist Academy of China and holds a Master’s degree in philosophy from Nanjing University. He was elected trustee of Henan Province Buddhist Society in 2003. In 2007, Master Yanda was appointed Monastic Supervisor of Shaolin Temple, and served as Director of Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Monks Corps. In 2008, he was appointed Abbot of Shangqiu City Guanyin Temple, a sub-temple of Songshan Shaolin Temple, and elected President of Shangqiu City Buddhist Society in 2009.

Having studied under many of China’s eminent elder Dharma masters, Master Yanda is a versed Chan scholar as well as a well-known calligrapher.

Master Yanran is a 34th generation disciple of China Songshan Shaolin Temple. Born in 1982, he began martial arts training at six years old. A disciple and assistant of Venerable Abbot Yongxin, he has served as coach of Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Monks Corps and the Temple’s Sangha Training Program. Master Yanran has travelled to over thirty countries with the Abbot as ambassador of Chinese culture, and toured the world for three years with the theatrical production of Shaolin: Wheel of Life. In March 2004, he visited the United States with Abbot Shi Yongxin for the proclamation of the first Shaolin Temple Day in California. Master Yanran founded Shaolin Temple USA in 2007 and has since established 3 Shaolin Temple Culture Centers in San Francisco, Fremont CA and Herndon VA. In March 2009, he produced the 6-day 5^th Anniversary celebration of Shaolin Temple Day. In 2011, he was invited to teach weekly Shaolin Kung Fu classes at Stanford University. Master Yanran specializes in traditional Shaolin Fist System, the Shaolin Wellness Qigong classics Yijinjing and Xisuijing, and Shaolin Hard Qigong such as “Iron Jacket,” “Iron Head,” and “Four Spear Tips Holding Up Body.”