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The Number 517: Properties and Meanings

Prime Factors of 517=11x47.

The Year 517 AD

The greatest of the Burgundian kings was Gundobad, who reigned from 473 to 517 AD.

On reaching Shaolin in the year 517 AD, he first meditated for nine years in a cave above the temple (now known as the Damo cave). During the period, he used the Kalaripaitu martial arts skills, which he had learnt in India, to counter attacks by robbers and wild animals. It was these skills that he imparted to the monks at Shaolin when he became the abbot of the temple.

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