EveryThing: 16 images of Shaolin monks doing the most insane shit

The Shaolin Monestary is a 1,500 year old temple in the forests of Shaoshi mountain.  It is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and kung fu and according to the Chinese, "All martial arts under heaven arose out of Shaolin."

These pictures elicit some of the amazing behavior they endure to attain enlightenment

             

Image Credit: http://thespiritscience.net/2015/04/05/breathtaking-images-of-shaolin-monks-training/