Bodhidharma - Bloodstream Sermon - First Zen Patriarch - Zen Buddhism

Bodhidharma is considered the founder of Zen Buddhism in China and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. He brought the Buddha's teachings to China from India in 520 AD. While much of his biography may be the stuff of legend and his historicity is still in question, numerous early records speak of him (or someone by the name of Bodhidharma) as a wise and compassionate monk. Whether or not he was ever a living person, the legend of Bodhidharma has made him as real in the Zen tradition as anyone else.

The full text of this teaching can be found here: https://www.dailyzen.com/journal/bloo...
Translated by Red Pine.
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