Bodhidharma was the First Zen Patriarch of China. Scholars disagree about the exact date he came to China from India and how long he was in China before he died. Many think that he went to China about the year 520. .
In Chinese texts, Bodhidharma is referred to as "the Blue-eyed Barbarian."
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While legend had it that Bodhidharma created kung fu in China, it is thought by many that he also had been raised as a prince. As such he would have been trained in some of the martial arts of India, and those would have influenced his skills and knowledge.
Kung fu can to China from India. Bodhidharma a Buddhist monk traveled there. Kung fu was taken to the Ryukyu Islands and became Karate.
They didn't. kung fu came to China from India. A Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma brought kung fu with him when he Inmagrated to China.
Bodhidharma. He was an Indian sage who traveled china with a small group of followers spreading his teachings.
Yes..He is a Tamilan.He is a 3rd son of Pallava King(During Pallava Dynasty).He have went to China upon the request of His teacher..He reach China after 3 years journey by land...One of the other fact,u can see all the BodhiDharma's pic..u can see his eyes is big n round.Chinese people eyes n not that round..their eyes r small...its one of the fact.Chinese have all their record,but they do not have the record of his early life....
It is rumored that Bodhidharma's body was buried in a hill behind the Shaolin Temple.
No. But legend has it that when Bodhidharma came to China in 517 CE he found the monks too weak to participate in meditation. He instructed them in excerxizes that later became Kung Fu.
Bodhidharma was a India monk who founded Chan/Zen Buddhism.