RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Why is Bodhidharma, the monk who brought Chan Buddhism to China, sometimes represented with withered legs?
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Because he was born handicapped.
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To illustrate that one does not need legs to attain enlightenment.
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Because he sat in meditation for so many years that his legs withered.
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Because he taught people that pilgrimages were not authentically Buddhist.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It was Bodhidharma who brought Zen to China. Gautama the Buddha taught Dhyan or meditation. Hundreds of years later, Bodhidharma transported Dhyan to China where it became Chan. This Chan went further down to Indonesia, Japan, and other far east Asian countries, where it became Zen.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma introduced this style of fighting to China when he traveled there to spread the philosophy of Buddhism. When he eventually went to live with the Shaolin monks, he found them lacking in physical health and stamina, so he began teaching them Kalaripayattu.
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