Bodhidharma (Sanskrit: बोधिधर्म Chinese 菩提達摩, pinyin Pútídámó or simply Dámó; Wade-Giles Tamo; Japanese 達磨, Daruma, Vietnamese: Bồ-đề-đạt-ma), also known as the Tripitaka Dharma Master, was the 28th Patriarch of Buddhism in India, and the first Patriarch in China. Bodhidharma is traditionally held in Shaolin mythology to be the founder of the Chan school of Buddhism (known in Japan and the West as Zen), and the Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts.

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The major sources about Bodhidharma's life conflict with regard to his origins, the chronology of his journey to China, his death, and other details. One proposed set of birth and death dates is c. 440–528; another is c. 470–543.

Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang (547) by Yang Xuanzhi

The earliest historical record of Bodhidharma was compiled in 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang, in which Yang identifies Bodhidharma as a Persian Central Asian (Wade-Giles: po-szu kuo hu-jen) (Broughton, 1999, p. 54, p.138).

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What did the Bodhidharma say to the Patriarch? He said go fuck yourself.
waywardsouls (waywardsouls) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:48:00 -0000
What did the Bodhidharma say to the Patriarch? He said go fuck yourself.
RT @PalavrasDeOsho: Todo o esforço de Jesus, Buda ou Bodhidharma não é nada mais que o de desfazer o que a sociedade tem feito para você.
Darklostangel (Dark Angel) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:41:46 -0000
RT @PalavrasDeOsho: Todo o esforço de Jesus, Buda ou Bodhidharma não é nada mais que o de desfazer o que a sociedade tem feito para você.
RT @SigSeattle : Using the mind to look for reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness - Bodhidharma
Beckywitz (Rebecca Berkowitz) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:30:54 -0000
RT @SigSeattle : Using the mind to look for reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness - Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids to prevent falling asleep in meditation. Mike Tyson bit Hollyfield's ear off. Sadhna pervades all kalpas.
Larry_Boyang (Larry Boyang) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:59:39 -0000
Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids to prevent falling asleep in meditation. Mike Tyson bit Hollyfield's ear off. Sadhna pervades all kalpas.
Photo: Bodhidharma. Woodcut print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. http://tumblr.com/xrr48jk1y
PeterReyes75 (Peter Reyes) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:27:40 -0000
Photo: Bodhidharma. Woodcut print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. http://tumblr.com/xrr48jk1y
BODHIDHARMA SAT IN A CAVE FOR MANY YEARS HE CAME OUT AND STARTED ZEN BUDDHISM AND SHAOLIN
LONGBRDSK8R (TERRENCE HICKS) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:17:42 -0000
BODHIDHARMA SAT IN A CAVE FOR MANY YEARS HE CAME OUT AND STARTED ZEN BUDDHISM AND SHAOLIN

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