'''Shaolin [[kung fu]]''' ({{zh|c=少林功夫|p=Shǎolín gōngfū}}), also called '''Shaolin [[Chinese martial arts|Wushu]]''' ({{zh|c=少林武術|p=Shǎolín wǔshù| labels=no}}), or '''Shaolin quan''' ({{zh|c=少林拳|p=Shàolínquán| labels=no}}), is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous stylesstyle of wushu, or [[kung fu]] of [[Chan Buddhism]]. It combines [[Chan Buddhism|ChanZen philosophy]] and [[martial arts]].
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