Bodhidharma

[boh-di-duhr-muh]

noun

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

Bodhidharma

/ ˌbəʊdɪˈdɑːmə, ˌbɒd- /

noun

1. 6th century _ad , Indian Buddhist monk, who taught in China (from 520): considered to be the founder of Zen Buddhism

Example Sentences

Legend has it that around the 6th Century, Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma introduced these techniques to the Shaolin monks, influencing the more famous Chinese martial art.

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Studying Buddhism, I am a Shaolin disciple and there’s a Shaolin parable about Bodhidharma who migrated from India to China.

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And I’ll just point out one thing: If you think about the historical figure that I’m talking about, Bodhidharma, Bodhid means to be enlightened.

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In the 17th century, Isshi Bunshu painted a portrait of Daruma, or Bodhidharma, the Indian monk considered the founder of what became Zen, consisting of almost nothing but the great man’s robe in silhouette.

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A painting of Bodhidharma, who is credited with founding Zen Buddhism, shows him floating across a river on a reed, on his way to the cave where, legend has it, he chopped off his eyelids and meditated for nine years.

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