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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a young monk on his shoulder after watching a demonstration of Shaolin Kung Fu in Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province. Established about 1,500 years ago, Shaolin combines martial arts skill and Zen, a sect of Buddhism that utilizes long meditation sessions to purify the mind.

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