《易筋經》由來：
相傳《易筋經》為禪宗初祖達摩所創，其目的是讓僧人在長時間的修行過程中能夠透過呼吸伸展的功法來活絡筋骨、暢通氣血，進而提升自我層次，傳說中達摩祖師曾經留下兩部武學經典，一為《易筋經》，另一則為《洗髓經》，後者為二祖慧可攜走傳法，前者則留在少林寺，供歷代僧人代代相傳，《易筋經》內文中，有唐朝大將軍李靖及南宋岳飛手下名將牛皋為其作序，以增添其可信度。經後人考證，《易筋經》出現的年代應該在明朝中葉，當時因少林武僧抗倭寇有功，少林武功名揚天下，當時的作者可能因此而託名少林，《易筋經》的出現也頗富傳奇色彩，發現《易筋經》的地點為深山古井中，且發現時天現異相古井放光指引眾人前往挖掘，後在井中挖出一個鐵盒，內藏書籍即為《易筋經》。但當時《易筋經》的內容包含有道家陰陽之說，對於信奉佛教及弘揚佛法的少林寺來說有較大的矛盾，因此比較可信的說法是此《易筋經》作者為天臺山的紫凝道人，而《易筋經》的內容應為其長年練功之心得，後廣為流傳，少林寺僧也有人習練，再將之結合少林功法而演繹出少林寺的《易筋經》，又根據武僧習練方式之不同，而有不同版本的《易筋經》，但無論版本為何，只要找對方法勤加習練，相信對健康都能有所幫助。
The Origin of "Yijin Jing"
It is said that "Yijin Jing"( Sinew Changing Classic) was created by Damo, the primary ancestor of China Buddhism Zen. The main purpose was to active and vitalize the muscle, joints and circulation and then to enhance the spirituality by breathing and stretching through their long-term spiritual practice of monks.
It is also said that Damo left two martial classics; one is "Yijin Jin", and the other one is "Xi Sui Jing." The latter was carried out of temple by Hui-Ke, the second ancestor of China Buddhism Zen when he left for preaching; the former was kept in Shaolin Monastery and practiced by the monks from generation to generation. The prologue of "Yijin Jin" was written by a general in Tang Dynasty named Li Jing and a famous subordinate of Yue Fei named Niu Gao, which increases the credibility of this classic.
After textual research, "Yijing Jin" was supposed to be written in the middle of Ming Dynasty. The original author possibly just named after Shaolin Monastery since Shaolin Kung Fu's fame spread over after the martial monks beat Japanese.
According to legend,"Yijin Jin" was found in a metal box in the bottom of a well when people were guided to where it was by a vision that a light came out from this well near a deep mountain valley. However, the original "Yijin Jin" contains the Yin and Yang theory of Taoism, which is contradictory to the Buddhism of Shaolin Monastery. So there is another possibility, the author of "Yijin Jin" more likely could be Taoist Zi Ning.
"Yijin Jin" actually is a long-term record of the skills and practice of these exercises. Both public and Shaolin monks practiced the exercises and different versions of "Yijin Jin" were formed according to the different ways of training. No matter what version we use, the exercise enhances physical health dramatically when practicing consistently.
示範教學：林勝傑(延勝)老師 (釋門少林功夫團，臺灣少林弟子)
Demonstration：Shaolin Master Sheng-Jie Lin (Relax & Buddha Shaolin Kung-Fu Theatre Training Department，Taiwan)
影片拍攝：吳文正、陳珊珊
影片字幕協助：張佩琳
影片英文翻譯協助：何欣悌
《易筋經》由來的英文翻譯：欒毓亭
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