Bodhidharma is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Ch'an (Zen) from India to China. In this tradition, there are three principal sources for Bodhidharma's biography:
The texts differ on the date of his arrival, with one early account claiming that he arrived during the Liú Sòng Dynasty (420-479) and later accounts dating his arrival to the Liáng Dynasty (502-557).
Modern scholarship dates him to about the early 5th century.
Bodhidharma is Tamilian from Kancheepuram, South India.
The name itself breaks down into Bodhi (enlightenment) and Dharma (path), perhaps the name is more a description of the man or his message than an actual name.
It is rumored that Bodhidharma's body was buried in a hill behind the Shaolin Temple.
In Chinese texts, Bodhidharma is referred to as "the Blue-eyed Barbarian."
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Bodhidharma
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BECAUSE HE WAS mental
Bodhidharma is believed to have spoken a form of Middle Chinese, which was the dominant language during the 5th and 6th centuries. However, it is important to note that there are limited historical records about Bodhidharma, so this information is based on speculation and the linguistic context of the time.