Bodhidharma

[ boh-di-duhr-muh ]

/ ˈboʊ dɪˈdʌr mə /

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noun

died a.d. c530, Indian Buddhist philosopher and missionary: founder of Ch'an in China, which was later called Zen in Japan.

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How to use Bodhidharma in a sentence

His name was Bodhidharma and he appears to have been the younger son of an Indian Prince.
Zen Buddhism|Arthur Waley
It must have been about this time that Bodhidharma left India for he arrived in Canton about 520.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
The transition from the spirituality of Bodhidharma to the grossness of his follower is, however, typical of religious history.
Zen Buddhism|Arthur Waley
The terms thought, Buddha, etc., used by Bodhidharma correspond exactly to the brahman of the Upanishads.
Zen Buddhism|Arthur Waley

But Bodhidharma had done with Emperors, and settled in a small country temple, where he lived till his death nine years later.
Zen Buddhism|Arthur Waley

British Dictionary definitions for Bodhidharma

Bodhidharma

/ (ˌbəʊdɪˈdɑːmə, ˌbɒd-) /

noun

6th century ad, Indian Buddhist monk, who taught in China (from 520): considered to be the founder of Zen Buddhism

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