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Bodhidharma

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 to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. He is also popularly regarded as the founder of Shaolin kung fu, an idea popularized in the 20th century, but based on the 17th-century Yijin…

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Bodhidharma Names (details) Known in English: Bodhidharma Bengali: বোধিধর্ম Burmese: ဗောဓိဓမ္မ Chinese abbreviation: 達摩 Hanyu Pinyin: Pútídámó Hindi: बोधिधर्म Hokkien: Tatmo Indonesian: Budhi Darma Japanese: 達磨 Daruma Kannada: ಬೋಧಿ ಧರ್ಮ Khmer: ពោធិធម៌ Poŭthĭthôrm Korean: 달마 Dalma Malay: Dharuma Malayalam: ബോധിധർമ്മൻ Bodhidharman Odia: ବୋଧିଧର୍ମ Bodhidharma Nepali: बोधि धर्म Persian: بودی‌دارما Sanskrit: बोधिधर्म Simplified Chinese: 菩提达摩 Sinhala: බෝධිධර්ම Tagalog: Dharāma Tamil: போதிதருமன் Bhodhidharman Telugu: బోధిధర్మ Thai: ตั๊กม๊อ Takmoh Tibetan: Dharmottāra Traditional Chinese: 菩提達摩 Vietnamese: Bồ-đề-đạt-ma Wade–Giles: P'u-t'i-ta-mo
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Buddhism
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Chan
Successor
Huike
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Chanshi 1st Chan Patriarch

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related to Origins and place of birth · 28
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related to Travels in Southeast Asia · 25
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related to Shaolin boxing · 18
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related to Appearance after his death · 16
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related to Construction of lineages · 14
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related to Continuous lineage from Gautama Buddha · 13
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related to Popular traditions · 13
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BodhidharmaTitleChanshi 1st Chan Patriarch1.00infobox
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