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Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch.
Bodhidharma – The Life of the legendary Da Mo, founder of Shaolin: an epic journey from India to China. There is no debate that Bodhidharma is an inspiring and towering presence in Mahayana Buddhism and the mystery of Shaolin.
Bodhidharma (flourished 6th century ce) was a Buddhist monk who, according to tradition, is credited with establishing the Zen branch of Mahayana Buddhism. The accounts of Bodhidharma’s life are largely legendary, and historical sources are practically nonexistent.
A plethora of 13th- and 14th-century steles feature Da Mo in various roles. One 13th-century image shows him riding a fragile stalk across the Yangtze River. [ 19 ] In 1125, a special temple was constructed in his honor at the Shaolin Monastery.
Bodhidharma (P’u-t’i ta-moor Da-mo) (470-543): Indian meditation master who went to China around 520 CE and is considered to be the first Chinese patriarch of Chan (Zen). Birthday celebrated the fifth day of the tenth lunar month.
3 maj 2017 · In this the first of a trilogy on Bodhidharma (Damo/Pútídámó in China and Daruma /Bodaidaruma in Japan), a sketch of his life and instructions is presented.
In 527 AD, 32 years after Ba Tuo’s founding of the Shaolin temple, Bodhidharma crossed through Guangdong province into China. In China, he was known as Da Mo. Da Mo arrived in China practicing Da Sheng (Mahayana) Buddhism.
