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Kind friends we need your assistance.

As many of you know Lohan School of Shaolin and Lohan Temple are deeply committed to helping the community, we are a safe haven for those looking to further their spiritual knowledge and for those seeking a place to be accepted. Those of you who knew Dashii knew he never turned anyone away for lack of funds or resources.

We kindly ask for donation to help cover the cost of funeral services for our late Abbot Dashii Steven Baugh so that we may continue his legacy of helping the community, helping those in need and maintaining a safe environment for all. Please help us to continue his legacy. 🙏🙏🙏

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In Memoriam Sifu Steven Baugh

Our founder, mentor, and father to many, Sifu Steven Baugh, left this world yesterday March 17, 2019. Words cannot express what he meant to us and the legacy he left behind for the community. A very special individual who spread not only the teachings of his martial arts tradition, but the Dharma, the Dao, and Native American beliefs as well.

Please watch your mind and maintain positive thinking during his transition. Please share kind words and great stories.

The Lohan Temple will be open. Please feel free to come in, light some incense, say some prayers and share your wonderful stories. Dashi Steven Baugh will be missed but his legacy will continue. He will always be with us, guiding us and protecting all his children.

Dashi created a family when many of us had none. He created a safe place for those lost and in need. All Lohans please support your brothers and sisters. This is how we make him proud.

For a schedule of related events, please visit the Lohan Spiritual and Cultural Center website.

Blessings

Sifu Steven Baugh Founder Lohan School of Shaolin

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Founder, Director, and Grand Master of the Lohan School, Sifu Steven Baugh comes from South Central Los Angeles and is of Native American and Mexican Indian ancestry. Feeling a strong connection with and learning all forms of martial arts became his total focus and dedication due to growing up in a very poor and violent environment. He began teaching with just a handful of students, when the only place they could practice was on the street in front of his home. After relocating to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, he decided to start his own martial art classes, and in 1994, Lohan School of Shaolin was conceived. From various church halls and dance studios, to Chinatown Plaza’s rooftop and mall, and finally to it’s current location, a 2,500 square foot Martial Arts, Cultural Center and Temple in the heart of Chinatown, it can be said that the Lohan School has come a long way.

The name “Lohan” was chosen, after Bodhidharma in honor of 18 of the 500 monks that were most appreciated by the Chinese to overcome cultural differences when spreading Buddhism to China…they were nomadic healers and warriors and came from diverse ethnic backgrounds that were not necessarily Chinese. In carrying on that tradition, today, there are hundreds of alumni and current students of all ages and ethnic backgrounds practicing traditional Shaolin Martial Arts at the Lohan School.

Although there were many famous teachers from the West Coast that Sifu Baugh has had the good fortune to study with and was certified by, the original lineage of his teachers have become the most influential in his life. To these great Masters, he and his students of the Lohan School owe their sincerest gratitude.

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