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The staff of the mountain monk: history and meaning of the shakujo - East London Shorinji Kempo - Practical Martial Art
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The staff of the mountain monk: history and meaning of the shakujo - East London Shorinji Kempo - Practical Martial Art
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Bodh Gaya: Chinese and Japanese mendicant monks carried the iron-ringed staff of the Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha.
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