Bodhidharma

[ boh-di-duhr-muh ]

noun

1. died a.d. c530, Indian Buddhist philosopher and missionary: founder of Ch'an in China, which was later called Zen in Japan.

Bodhidharma

/ ˌbəʊdɪˈdɑːmə; ˌbɒd- /

noun

1. Bodhidharma6th century6th centuryMIndianRELIGION: monkRELIGION: founder of Zen Buddhism 6th century ad , Indian Buddhist monk, who taught in China (from 520): considered to be the founder of Zen Buddhism

Example Sentences

Studying Buddhism, I am a Shaolin disciple and there’s a Shaolin parable about Bodhidharma who migrated from India to China.

From Los Angeles Times

And I’ll just point out one thing: If you think about the historical figure that I’m talking about, Bodhidharma, Bodhid means to be enlightened.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 17th century, Isshi Bunshu painted a portrait of Daruma, or Bodhidharma, the Indian monk considered the founder of what became Zen, consisting of almost nothing but the great man’s robe in silhouette.

From New York Times

A painting of Bodhidharma, who is credited with founding Zen Buddhism, shows him floating across a river on a reed, on his way to the cave where, legend has it, he chopped off his eyelids and meditated for nine years.

From Washington Post

“When some things are kept closed in, the vibrations are kept tighter. That basement was the cave. Bodhidharma, the master of Zen, he had to go meditate in the cave for nine years to figure out his solution on how to make a better world and to help the Shaolin. That’s his legend. That cave is always important. You gotta have a cave.”

From Washington Post