யார் இந்த போதிதர்மன்? Who is Bodhidharma?
Recently a new item is added to Google search that is listed under frequent search query, ‘Bodhidharma’. The reason behind this addition would be the release of the movie, ‘7 am arivu’, which is a good movie with unwanted songs and scenes. The only thing that did not click in the movie is the screenplay if it would have then I am sure the film will be a big hit then.
‘Who is this Bodhidharma?’ if you ask this question to anyone in India then the answer from most of the people will be ‘never heard of this name’ so is the state of people in India. I am not an exception because I myself learnt about Bodhidharma only a few months back. The reason is I started to explore more about Tamil, Tamil Literature, and History; otherwise, I will also be in the same answer list.
(போதிதர்மன்) Bodhidharma (Da Mo in Chinese, Daruma in Japanese) who visited china as a Buddhist monk during 520 A.D is traditionally credited as the leading patriarch and transmitter of Zen (Chinese: Chán, Sanskrit: Dhyāna) to China. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led to the creation of Shaolinquan.
But who was Bodhidharma, and where did he come from? Bodhidharma was a Tamilan from South India, born as a 3rd prince of the Pallava dynasty in their capital of Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu, India. After becoming a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma travelled to China by means of land. After three years he reached there and upon bringing Chan to China, he became the first Chinese patriarch, and all subsequent Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen masters trace their master-disciple lineages back to him.
Bodhidharma then left for the north, reportedly crossing the Yangtze River on a boat, and arrived at the Shao-lin Temple. Finding the residents physically weak and prone to the attack of local bandits, he taught them self-defence, from which evolved the famous Shao-lin style of martial arts. {Source: Buddhism Dictionary. A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004}. 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.
‘Who is this Bodhidharma?’ if you ask this question to anyone in India then the answer from most of the people will be ‘never heard of this name’ so is the state of people in India. I am not an exception because I myself learnt about Bodhidharma only a few months back. The reason is I started to explore more about Tamil, Tamil Literature, and History; otherwise, I will also be in the same answer list.
(போதிதர்மன்) Bodhidharma (Da Mo in Chinese, Daruma in Japanese) who visited china as a Buddhist monk during 520 A.D is traditionally credited as the leading patriarch and transmitter of Zen (Chinese: Chán, Sanskrit: Dhyāna) to China. According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led to the creation of Shaolinquan.
But who was Bodhidharma, and where did he come from? Bodhidharma was a Tamilan from South India, born as a 3rd prince of the Pallava dynasty in their capital of Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu, India. After becoming a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma travelled to China by means of land. After three years he reached there and upon bringing Chan to China, he became the first Chinese patriarch, and all subsequent Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen masters trace their master-disciple lineages back to him.
Bodhidharma then left for the north, reportedly crossing the Yangtze River on a boat, and arrived at the Shao-lin Temple. Finding the residents physically weak and prone to the attack of local bandits, he taught them self-defence, from which evolved the famous Shao-lin style of martial arts. {Source: Buddhism Dictionary. A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004}. 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.
2 comments:
BODHIDHARMA IS 1000 TIMES BETTER THAN SURIYA AND EZHAM ARIVU.PLEASE DO NOT TELL THAT BODHIDHARMA ITSELF MEANS SURIYA OR EZHAM ARIVU.
Yes i agree but after the release of 7am arivu, most of the people who are not aware of the original BODHIDHARMA are thinking that BODHIDHARMA means SURIYA..
Surely your comment will create some awareness among the people who are not aware of original BODHIDHARMA...
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