the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
The stele of Three Religious and Nine Schools in Shaolin Temple has some history and cultural value, because the inscriptions on it fully affirmed the status and function of the religious and schools.
It has also attracted a wide variety of fighters - not only illiterate herdsmen but also college students, aid workers, even former pacifists like Mr. Halil.
