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 gymnastics with Bodhidharma.
WikipediaBodhidharma Quotes (8)
"Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice."
View quote details →"All know the way; few actually walk it."
View quote details →"Freeing oneself from words is liberation."
View quote details →"To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss."
View quote details →"At every moment where language can't go, that's your mind."
View quote details →"The essence of the Way is detachment."
View quote details →"Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom."
View quote details →"As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves."
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