Affiliated Temples of Shaolin Temple

In addition to numerous departments and family members nearby, Shaolin Temple also had many affiliated temples and branches in history which were developed after master Fuyu established the inheritance system in the Yuan Dynasty. In fact, a affiliated temple was one of its departments. Shaolin Temple in history was a large family made up of some affiliated temples, branches and departments. All branches were nearly led by the abbot of the Shaolin Temple Permanent Residence Compound.