Batuo
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- There were two Indian Buddhist masters named Buddhabhadra in China during the 5th century CE. This article is about the Shaolin Abbot.
The Indian dhyana master Buddhabhadra (Chinese: 跋陀; pinyin: Bátuó) was the founding abbot and patriarch[1] of the Shaolin Temple.[2]
According to the Deng Feng County Recording (Deng Feng Xian Zhi), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE to preach Nikaya (小乘) Buddhism. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei for Batuo's preaching.[3] The temple originally consisted of a round dome used as a shrine and a platform where Indian and Chinese monks translated Indian Buddhist scriptures into native Chinese languages. [4]
Batuo accepted as religious disciples the accomplished martial artists Sengchou and Huiguang.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Faure, Bernard. Chan Insights and Oversights: an epistemological critique of the Chan tradition, Princeton University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-691-02902-4
- ^ The Founder Of Shaolinsi The founder of Shaolinsi
- ^ Kungfu History at EasternMartialArts.com
- ^ [1] Legacy of Shaolin Fighting Monks by Salvatore Canzonieri
- ^ Kelly, Jeffrey J. (April 1994). "Amazing Stories From the Shaolin Temple journal = Black Belt Magazine". 'Ba [Tuo] was enamored with the Chinese martial arts, and actually recruited individuals skilled in them.
