WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bodhidharma, Chinese Putidamo, Japanese Daruma, (flourished 6th century ce), Buddhist monk who, according to tradition, is credited with establishing the Zen branch of Mahayana Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chan Buddhism is a major Chinese Buddhist sect attributed to Bodhidharma that emphasizes attaining Buddhahood, the supreme Buddhist religious goal, through enlightenment of one’s own mind, which subsequently spreaded to Japan and named as Zen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bodhidharma was an ancient Buddhist ascetic who cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditation. Was this answer helpful?