“Bring out your mind and I will pacify it for you.”
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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 Jing and the Daoist association of daoyin gy…
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culture · Semi-legendary founder of Zen Buddhism · Buddhist monk · philosopher · Zen master · monk · also Bodhidharma, Damo, Daruma
Born 0483 · Died 0540 · Q187172
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2026· 3 entries
“I have already pacified your mind for you.”
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Junta de Andalucía: Concierto de Lepanto 'Daruma Tour'
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1994· 1 entry
The Hong Kong film Master of Zen (also known as Bodhidharma) adapted the legends of Bodhidharma's life into a martial arts drama film, partly inspired by the master's association with Shaolin Kung Fu
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Born 0483.
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