少林武术作为中国传统武术的代表之一，源远流长、博大精深，其发展与传播不仅是中国武术史上的重要组成部分，也是中华文化中一颗璀璨的明珠。本文将从少林武术的历史渊源、特点和发展历程，以及其在当代社会的意义和影响等方面进行探讨，以期对这一古老的武术传统有一个较为全面的了解。
一、历史渊源 少林武术起源于河南省登封市嵩山腹地的少林寺。相传在北魏时期（约公元4世纪末至5世纪初），印度僧人菩提达摩来到中国传法，并在少林寺面壁九年，期间传授了禅定时所领受的“如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如梦如
