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Bodhidharma represented in a woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi,1887.

Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Ch'an (Sanskrit: Dhyana, Japanese: Zen) to China, and regarded as the first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led to the creation of Shaolinquan.

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Bodhidharma represented in a woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi,1887.

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Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Ch'an (Sanskrit: Dhyana, Japanese: Zen) to China, and regarded as the first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led to the creation of Shaolinquan.

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3383 x 5006 px | 48.5 MB

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28.6 x 42.4 cm | 11.3 x 16.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ART • ARTS • ASIA • ASIAN • BODHIDHARMA • BUDDHA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • CHAN • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CULT, BUDDHIST • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • INFUSION • JAPAN • JAPANESE • LEGEND • MONK • PAINT • PAINTING • PORCELAIN • RELIGION • SHAOLIN • TEA • ZEN