Master Hai Deng is a liar? The two-finger Zen handstand was accused of being fake. After his death, was there no one in Shaolin Temple to express his condolences?

In the 1980s, with the movie "Shaolin Temple" played by Jet Li becoming popular across the country, Master Hai Deng gradually became a household name. There are many labels on Master Haideng, such as One Finger Zen, Two Finger Zen, Boy Kung Fu, Iron Cloth Shirt, Shaolin Living Buddha, Shaolin True Tradition, etc., but there are still controversies about him.

On January 10, 1989, the 87-year-old Master Haideng passed away in Chengdu, but no one from the Shaolin Temple came to offer condolences and worship. This scene made people sigh. Master Hai Deng, whose common name is Fan Wubing, was born in Chonghua Township, Jiangyou, Sichuan in 1902. He grew up in a poor family. When he was young, he became a disciple of his uncle and practiced martial arts for many years. In his youth, he became a monk and became a monk. In the 1960s, he returned to his hometown in the market town and opened a military attaché to make a living.

If it weren’t for an accident, Master Haideng might have spent his whole life in peace. In 1979, a documentary film crew searched for strange people and strange things to film in Sichuan. When the director heard that there was an old monk in Jiangyou who knew kung fu and could perform the two-finger Zen handstand stunt, he found Master Hai Deng and asked him to be in front of the photographer's lens. Perform a two-finger Zen handstand beforehand.

The process of Master Hai Deng performing the two-finger handstand was shown to the audience in the documentary "Sichuan Wonders". Master Hai Deng claimed that his master was a monk from the Shaolin Temple. In addition, due to the popularity of the movie "Shaolin Temple" , Master Haideng became a well-known eminent monk throughout the country. After Master Hai Deng became famous, he frequently attended various social activities with his disciples, and his news frequently appeared in major newspapers.

People are more afraid of being famous than pigs are afraid of being strong. The more famous a person is, the more controversial he will be. The same is true for Master Hai Deng. Master Hai Deng's disciple Xiao Dingpei wrote in an article that Hai Deng's master was a Shaolin monk named Ru Feng Shangren, and Hai Deng's martial arts was also taught by Ru Feng Shangren. ?But there is no monk named Rufeng Shangren in the history of Shaolin Temple. This is one of the controversial points about Master Haideng.

In 1988, "Sichuan Daily" reporter Jing Yongxiang was the first to publicly question Master Hai Deng. Jing Yongxiang said in an interview: "These propagandas are too much and are completely different from the current situation I witnessed during the interview. 90% of these propagandas are seriously untrue, and the two fingers performed by Master Haideng in "Sichuan Wonders" Zen is fake. ?

With Jing Yongxiang standing up to question, all kinds of doubts came to mind. Many people approached Li Zhenhuan, the photographer of the documentary "Sichuan Wonders", hoping that he could reveal the details of Master Hai Deng's two-finger handstand. Li Zhenhuan said that when filming this film in 1979, Master Hai Deng was actually in poor health (he was 77 years old at the time). He had sclerosis of the arteries in his brain and had to be helped even when he walked. And my hands and feet were shaking very badly. So during the filming, I used a rope to hang his feet and leaned against the window. In fact, he didn't use any force on his fingers. ?

Experts have called on us to look at the so-called "gods" and "masters" with a scientific perspective and thinking, and evaluate them objectively to avoid falling into blindness. ?What the author wants to say is that Master Haideng may not be that amazing, but he does have good kung fu. For example, on April 15, 1986, Master Hai Deng was hired as the general instructor of the People's Liberation Army Scouts Martial Arts Training Team, which shows that he does know some kung fu.