RG ST 21 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Gautama Buddha, Mahayana, Bodhidharma
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2. is bodhidharma more of a social tool than a key religious icon? training; Figurehead to personify and legitimize the particular style of spiritual and athletic. Bodhidharma-the third son of a great brahman king of southern india who left home and newly led the monastic life; 28th successor to sakyamuni buddha; traveled by sea to. China to spread the true teachings of mahayana buddhism; credited for spreading chan. Traveled to mount song, stayed at a shaolin temple-spent nine years in a cave sitting in meditation while facing a wall. Jealous monks tried to poison him several times, only when it was time did he allow them to poison him. Huike-bodhidharma successor, second patriarch of chan buddhism; in order to become. Bodhidharma"s student, he showed his dedication by cutting off his arm and placing it in front of him; shows that a student must spare no effort in order to achieve enlightenment; Central figure of the group of practitioners.
