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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...
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    after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting the Indian monk, Bodhidharma, vary greatly...
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    empty-hand strikes is even documented in the Chinese Buddhist canon. Bodhidharma is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China...
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    Buddhism and the twenty-ninth since Gautama Buddha. He was the successor to Bodhidharma. As with most of the early Chán patriarchs, very little firm data is...
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    preaching doctrines to hundreds of his followers. According to legend, Bodhidharma, the 28th patriarch of Mahayana Buddhism in India, arrived at the Shaolin...
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  • Master of Zen also known as Bodhidharma is a 1994 Hong Kong film based on the legends surrounding the life of Bodhidharma. The film was directed, produced...
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  • student enlists the help of a circus artist, who is a descendant of Bodhidharma, to revive the legend's skills and knowledge, while a Chinese mercenary...
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    commentary. Tōrei believed that the Damoduoluo Chan Jing had been authored by Bodhidharma. While dhyāna in a strict sense refers to the classic four dhyānas, in...
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    from the 5th century into the 13th century: The Legendary period, from Bodhidharma in the late 5th century to the An Lushan Rebellion around 765 CE, in...
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  • patriarch of Indian Buddhism according to Chan Buddhism, and the teacher of Bodhidharma. Little independent information about the life of Prajñātārā exists outside...
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