for example at an opening or closing ceremony of a taikai (大会, convention/tournament). Hombu Headquartered in Tadotsu town, Kagawa prefecture (on Shikoku island) in Japan. Buildings: Hondo (main dojo/hall) Kodo (lecture hall) Rensei-dojo (former 1st dojo) Shokudo (dining room) Daigan-toh (memorial tower) Zenrin Gakuen (college house) The bones and ashes of Doshin So are buried behind the lecture hall. Organizations The organization of the Shorinji Kempo group is divided into 5 entities: Religious entity (金剛禅総本山少林寺: Kongō-zen Sōhon-zan Shōrinji), Foundation entity Shorinji Kempo Foundation Federation (一般財団法人少林寺拳法連盟: Ippan-zaidan-hōjin Shōrinji-kempō Renmei), Educational entity Zenrin Gakuen College (学校法人禅林学園: Gakkō-hōjin Zenrin Gakuen), Global entity World Shorinji Kempo Organization, WSKO (少林寺拳法世界連合: Shōrinji-kempō Sekai Rengō), Intellectual property entity (一般社団法人SHORINJI KEMPO UNITY: Ippan-shadan-hōjin Shōrinji-kempō Yunitī). The relationship between these five entities is very close because of the unique fusion of religion, martial arts, and education. (Source: web site of Shorinji Kempo Foundation Federation and Shorinji Kempo Kyohan written by Doshin So) National federations Shorinji Kempo Foundation Federation (Japan) Indonesian Shorinji Kempo Federation Malaysian Shorinji Kempo Federation Swiss Shorinji Kempo Federation Finnish Shorinji Kempo Federation Swedish Shorinji Kempo Federation Italian Shorinji Kempo Federation French Shorinji Kempo Federation German Shorinji Kempo Federation Spanish Shorinji Kempo Federation Portuguese Shorinji Kempo Federation Ukrainian Shorinji Kempo Federation United Kingdom Shorinji Kempo Federation United States Shorinji Kempo Federation Canadian Shorinji Kempo Federation Brazilian Shorinji Kempo Federation The Shaolin monastery The name "Shōrinji" is a literal reading of the Chinese "Shaolin Temple" from the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province, China. Dōshin Sō claimed to have inherited the title of the 21st master of the Giwamon-ken (義和門拳) system (in Mandarin: Yihe Mén Quán) which is believed to have been used during the Boxer rebellion of 1899 to 1901. Dōshin Sō claimed to have been much impressed to see paintings on the wall of Byakue-den (白衣殿) chapel at Shaolin Temple, although there is no evidence that ever visited it. The style of the monks practicing the martial arts was supposedly very fresh and vital to him. He believed it was the origin of the existing quan fa in China. (source: a book "Hi-den Shorinji Kempo" 秘伝少林寺拳法「光文社」written by Doshin So, published by Kobun-sha Kappa Books) Emblem The swastika, called manji in Japanese, was originally the emblem for Shorinji Kempo, as it is used in Dharmic religions, as well as by many cultures around the world, for centuries. The swastika can either mean love (left-facing) and strength (right-facing) which