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松林 is a Japanese, Chinese, and Korean word that means pine forest.
Also, a Japanese surname that romanizes as Matsubayashi or Shorin/Shourin.
鬆林流空手道 is the Japanese title for the Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do school of martial arts.
If directly translated, it means “Pine Forest Style Empty Hand Way.”
Notes:
1. 松林流 can be pronounced Matsubayashi-Ryū or Shōrin-Ryū. This can be confusing as Shōrin can also represent 少林 which refers to the Shaolin (little forest) style.
2. 松 can also be written in the traditional form of 鬆.
Little Forest
The 少林 or Shaolin monks of China have been practicing the art of Kung Fu for thousands of years. While there are many schools of Kung Fu in China, Shaolin are one of the more religiously devout and disciplined.
The title of Shaolin actually refers to a specific Buddhist monastery. It should be noted that the Shaolin were famous in China long before the Kung Fu TV show. Their fame in China is due to the monks' heroic and swift rescue of an emperor during the Tang Dynasty. Most Chinese people are not keenly aware of the Kung Fu TV show and have no idea who David Carradine is or anything about his character, Kwai Chang Caine.
Note: The literal meaning of 少林 is “little forest.”
The fame of the Shaolin has spread all over Asia, as even though this is a Chinese title, the same characters are used in Japanese with the same meaning.
少林寺 is the full title of the Shaolin Temple.
This refers to the Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks.
少林寺 is also known in Japanese, where they use the same characters but romanize them as Shourinji or Shōrinji.
Some believe this monastery and temple represent where Bodhidharma sat with his face to a wall for nine years, leading to his discovery of enlightenment and the establishment of Buddhism in China.
少林禪 translates as “Little Forest Meditation.”
少林禪 is part of a movement to provide spiritual and mental health by integrating the practices of martial arts and meditation.
More information at Shaolin Chan Foundation.
Shaolin Temple Style
Shaolin Style
少林流 is the Japanese martial arts title “Shorin-ryu.”
Though the first part of the title comes from the Shaolin (small forest) monks of China.
In Japan, this refers to the Okinawa School of Karate.
Note that often in Japanese, the first Kanji of this title was changed to the version shown to the right. If you prefer this version, please click on the Kanji to the right instead of the button above.
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I've noticed you are searching for "shorin ryu". There is a lot of confusion about whether it should be 少林 or 小林. The original Chinese Shaolin is 少林 but somehow in Japanese, it became 小林 (both versions are pronounced "Shorin" in Japanese). It is hard to say which one is correct. If you want a different first character from the titles shown on this page, please let me know by putting a note in the "Special Instructions" tab when you customize your calligraphy artwork.
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Pine Forest Matsubayashi | 松林 | matsubayashi | sōng lín / song1 lin2 / song lin / songlin | sung lin / sunglin |
Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do | 松林流空手道 | matsu bayashi ryuu kara te dou matsu bayashi ryu kara te do | ||
Shaolin | 少林 | sho rin / shorin | shǎo lín / shao3 lin2 / shao lin / shaolin | |
Shaolin Temple | 少林寺 | shou rin ji shourinji sho rin ji | shào lín sì shao4 lin2 si4 shao lin si shaolinsi | shao lin ssu shaolinssu |
Shaolin Chan | 少林禪 少林禅 | sho rin zen shorinzen | shǎo lín chán shao3 lin2 chan2 shao lin chan shaolinchan | shao lin ch`an shaolinchan shao lin chan |
Shidokan | 志道館 | shi dou kan shidoukan shi do kan | ||
Shorin-Ryu Shidokan | 小林流志道館 | sho rin ryu shi dou kan shorinryushidoukan sho rin ryu shi do kan | ||
Shorin Ji Ryu | 少林寺流 | shou rin ji ryuu shourinjiryuu sho rin ji ryu | ||
Shorin-Ryu | 少林流 | shou rin ryuu shourinryuu sho rin ryu | ||
Matsumura Shorin-Ryu | 鬆村少林流 松村少林流 | matsu mura shou rin ryuu matsumurashourinryuu matsu mura sho rin ryu | ||
Kobayashi Shobayashi | 小林 | shou bayashi / ko bayashi shoubayashi / kobayashi sho bayashi / ko bayashi | xiǎo lín / xiao3 lin2 / xiao lin / xiaolin | hsiao lin / hsiaolin |
Shorin-Ryu Shobukan | 小林流翔武館 | sho rin ryuu sho bu kan shorinryuushobukan sho rin ryu sho bu kan | ||
Shaolin Disciple | 少林弟子 | shǎo lín dì zǐ shao3 lin2 di4 zi3 shao lin di zi shaolindizi | shao lin ti tzu shaolintitzu |
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Nippon Shorin-Ryu | 日本小林流 | nippon shou rin ryuu nipponshourinryuu nipon sho rin ryu | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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