Bodhidharma

Bodhidharma (Sanskrit: बोधिधर्म Chinese 菩提達摩, pinyin Pútídámó or simply Dámó; Wade-Giles Tamo; Japanese ダルマ, Daruma, Vietnamese: Bồ-đề-đạt-ma, Korean: 보리달마, bo-ri-dal-ma), also known as the Tripitaka Dharma Master, was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk. 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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Bodhidharma - Biography

Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia II - Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma Throughout Buddhist art, Bodhidharma is depicted as a rather ill-tempered, profusely bearded and wide-eyed barbarian. He is described as "The Blue-Eyed Barbarian" in Chinese texts. Chan texts also present Bodhidharma as the 28th Chan Patriarch, in an uninterrupted line starting with the Buddha, through direct and non-verbal transmission. ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Yijinjing

The Yíjīnjīng (Chinese: 移筋經; literally "Muscle/Tendon Change Classic) is a martial arts text first mentioned in 1624 CE, purportedly written by Bodhidharm and perhaps most notable as the source of the attribution of the Shaolin martial arts to Bodhidharma. Most historians believe that Zining Daoren (literally "Zining, the Taoist"), who attributed this text to Bodhidharma, is the true author. [A]fter Bodhidharma faced the wall for nine years at Shaolin temple, he left behind an iron chest; when the monks opened this che ...

Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Daruma doll

Daruma (達磨 or だるま) is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. Daruma also refers to a hollow and round Japanese wish doll with no arms and legs, modelled after Bodhidharma. Typical colors are red (most common), yellow, green, and white. The doll has a face with a moustache and beard, but its eyes only contain the color white. Some dolls have written characters on the cheeks explaining the kind of wish or desire the owner has in mind, such as protection of loved ones. Th ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - 520

Events February 20 - Epiphanius elected Patriarch of Constantinople. Ostrogothic ruler Theodoric the Great builds the Mausoleum of Theodoric as his future tomb in Ravenna. The kingdom of East Anglia is formed (approximate date). Bodhidharma arrives in China. Births Deaths January 19 - John of Cappadocia, Patriarch of Constantinople Category: 520 ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - 440

Events September 29 - Leo succeeds Sixtus as Pope. Northern China is unified by the Wei Dynasty. Geiseric, king of the Vandals, captures Sicily. The Hepthalites, who will later be known as the Avars move south from the Altai region into Transoxiana, Bactria, Khurasan and eastern Persia. Births Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Indian monk Deaths February 17 - Saint Mesrob, Armenian monk August 18 - Pope Sixtus III Paulinus, the master of the off ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Chan

Chán is a major school of Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Japan and the west, the school is known as Zen. Stories of the origins of Chan (Chinese 禪) are varied. It is often said to be a Chinese adaptation of Indian dhyana meditation practices, influenced by indigenous Chinese Taoism. Chan - History. According to tradition, the school was founded by the semi-legendary Indian or Persian monk Bodhidharma who, according to the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall (952 CE), arrived in China ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Yang Xuanzhi

Yang Xuanzhi (Chinese:楊衒之) was a Chinese writer and translator of Mahayana Buddhist texts into the Chinese language, during the 6th century, under the Northern Wei Dynasty. He wrote "Stories About Buddhist Temples in Luoyang" (Chinese: 洛陽伽藍記; pinyin: Luòyáng Qiélánjì) in 547. Yang Xuanzhi relates the first introduction of Buddhism to China around 70 CE: "The establishment of the Baima Temple (Temple of the White Horse) by Emperor Ming (58-75 CE) of the Han marked the introduction of B ...

Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - 528

528 - Events. February 13 - Justinian appoints a commission (including the jurist Tribonian) to codify all imperial laws that were still in force from Hadrian to the current date. (This becomes the Corpus Juris Civilis.) Battle of Daras: Justinian's commander Belisarius defeats Persians in his first major battle of the campaign to regain territory Northern Wei Xiao Zhuang Di succeeds Northern Wei Xiao Ming Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Natural disaster: An ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Bill Porter author

Bill Porter, an American author who writes under the name Red Pine, is an acclaimed translator of and interpreter of Chinese texts. He lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong and has traveled in China. He now lives in Port Townsend, Washington. Bill Porter author - Works. The Zen Works of Stonehouse: Poems and Talks of a Fourteenth-Century Chinese Hermit (translator) Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom by Sung Po-jen (translator) Diamond Sutra (translator and extensi ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Linji

Linji Yixuan (臨済義玄; also Romanized (Wade-Giles) Lin-chi I-hsüan; Japanese: Rinzai Gigen) (? - 866) was the founder of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Linji was born into a family named Hsing in Ts'ao-chou (modern Heze in Shandong), which he left at a young age to study Buddhism in many places. Linji was trained and enlightened by the Chan master Huang-Po Hsi-yun. Linji's own teaching was greatly inspired by his master's, and was characterized by abrupt, harsh encounters with students, aiming to bring about the moment of enlightenment. His methods included shoutin ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - 5th century

5th century - Overview. 5th century - Events. Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. Attila the Hun conquers large parts of Europe, threatens to attack Rome in 452 Pope Leo I allegedly meets personally with Attila and convinces him to leave Rome alone. Vandals conquer Carthage in 439, sack Rome in 455 At some point after 440, the Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain. The traditional story is that they were invited there by Vortigern.Including:

Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Shaolin

The Shaolin temple (Chinese: 少林寺; Pinyin: Shàolínsì; literally "Young Forest Temple") is a Chinese Buddhist monastery famed for its long association with Chán (Japanese: Zen) Buddhism and martial arts, and is perhaps the Buddhist monastery best known in the West. According to the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks (645) by Daoxuan, the original Shaolin monastery was built on the north side of the S ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Buddha

Buddha (Sanskrit, Pali, others: literally Awakened One, from the root: √budh, "to awaken") is a title used in Buddhism for anyone who has discovered their enlightenment (bodhi), although it is commonly used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical founder of Buddhism. Generally, Buddhists do not consider Siddhartha Gautama—who lived from about 623 BC to 543 BC, and attained bodhi around 588 BC—to have been the first or the last Buddha. From the standpoint of classical Buddhist doct ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Philosopher

A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wisdom." Greek: "φίλος + σοφία" Philosopher - Popular Western philosophers in approximate historical order. List of philosophers Philosopher - Eastern philosophers in approximate historical order:. Gautama Buddha -- Lao Zi -- Confucius -- Mozi - ...

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Bodhidharma: Encyclopedia - Buddhism in Vietnam

Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characteristics different from Buddhism practiced in other countries. Buddhism is the most influential religion in Vietnam, with about 50 percent of Vietnamese being Buddhists. The number of practicing Buddhists numbers about three million, those who frequently visit Buddhist temples and participate in Buddhist rites number about ten million, and those living under the influence of Buddhism number in ...