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Shaolin Generation Poem The Shaolin Generation Poem is a poem written by the Yuan Dynasty Shaolin Abbot Fu Yue. Each of the 70 characters of the poem are now used as generation names (the first character of each monk's name) starting from Fu, the first character of Fu Yue's own monk name. The surname of each monk is considered to be 'Shi.' All monks of a single generation therefore have the same first character of their names. Thus, a truly knowledgeable scholar of Shaolin should be able to know instantly what generation any monk belongs to simply by hearing his name. The poem is given in its entirety below:
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