Bodhidharma

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bodhidharma

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Bodhidharma known for?Emphasis on direct experience, meditation, and inherent Buddha-nature
2. What is the period of activity?Late 5th to early 6th century CE
3. What is the associated texts?Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Change Classic), potentially the Brefi Sutra

Chan Buddhism: A Mahayana Buddhist tradition originating in China, emphasizing meditation and direct insight into one's own nature.
Yi Jin Jing: A classical Chinese qigong exercise set believed to have been developed by Bodhidharma to strengthen the body and mind.
Buddha-nature: The inherent potential for enlightenment and Buddhahood believed to exist within all sentient beings.
Zuòchán: The practice of seated meditation, a core element of Chan Buddhism.