IN my younger days I met two interesting people. One was a Vietnamese boat person called Tan who was a fifth Dan black belt Shaolin Kung Fu expert. The second was a Chinese Kung Fu master Lin, who fled China during the Cultural Revolution. He said the Shaolin shifted out of China for very good reasons and he lived in Taiwan before coming to Australia. Tan received his Shaolin Kung Fu training in Saigon, where many of the Shaolin monks shifted to. The Shaolin movement was further dispersed when Saigon fell in that military conflict.
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In recent history the Chinese have continued to persecute all religious groups, which include the Buddhists. In Tibet, the Chinese installed a fake Dalai Lama in an attempt to try to con the Tibetans into thinking their religious concerns were all OK.
In China, a state-sponsored church denounced the Christian churches and still considers Christians as subversives.
So the big question in my mind concerning the Shaolin setting up shop in the Shoalhaven is: Who are they? My guess is that they are about as religious as Scientology. All other religious groups in China are being persecuted so how is it this mob of so-called Buddhists are state-sponsored? Let’s face it, China is the world leader in the production of fakes.
The answer to my question can be found in the Shaolin application for a housing division, golf course and the potential to fly in guided tours that have no real contact with Australia outside the Shaolin precinct or away from Chinese tour guides. These tightly controlled tours are simply money-laundering scams. The so-called Shaolin Buddhists are a veneer of legitimacy. In Sydney, busloads of Chinese tourists can be seen being herded into shops owned by companies in China.
My next question is: Has Shoalhaven City Council been seduced by the possibility the Shaolin proposal will generate wealth and jobs in the Shoalhaven? Yes.
Shoalhaven City Council should cut its losses on the Shaolin proposal and pull the pin. It is obvious the Shaolin mob is murky, their methods of doing business are dubious and their intention is to hang tough until they get what they want.
C. Evans,
Nowra.
