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| {{hatnote|There were two Indian Buddhist masters named Buddhabhadra in China during the 5th century CE. This article is about the Shaolin abbot. ] was a translator.}} | |||
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| The ] master '''Buddhabhadra''' ({{zh|c=跋陀 |p='''Bátuó'''}}) was the first abbot of the ].{{sfn|Broughton|1999|p=109}} His ancestral heritage was from Iranian descent via the silk road.{{sfn|Broughton|1999|pp=54-55}} | |||
| ''Former Worthies Gather at the Mount Shuang-feng Stūpa and Each Talks of the Dark Principle'' contains the following reference to him: "Dhyana Master Buddha says: "The extreme principle is wordless. The sagely mind is unimpeded."{{sfn|Broughton|1999|p=108}} | |||
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| The ]n ] master '''Buddhabhadra''' ({{zh-cp |c=跋陀 |p='''Bátuó'''}}) was the founding abbot and patriarch<ref>Faure, Bernard. , Princeton University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-691-02902-4 </ref> of the ].<ref> The founder of Shaolinsi</ref> | |||
| According to the ''Deng Feng County Recording'', Bátuó came to China in 464 and preached for thirty years, ] that integrated with Taoist and local folk religion's concepts for its religious rights. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of ] for Batuo's preaching.<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Meir Shahar|first=Meir |last=Shahar|title=The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts|year=2008|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-3110-3}}</ref> | |||
| According to the ''Deng Feng County Recording'' (''Deng Feng Xian Zhi''), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE to preach ]. | |||
| Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of ] for Batuo's preaching.<ref></ref> 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. <ref> Legacy of Shaolin Fighting Monks by Salvatore Canzonieri</ref> | |||
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Batuo's disciples Sengchou{{sfn|Broughton|1999|p=109}} and Huiguang became well known for their martial arts through their time and studies with Batuo, to eventually be mentioned in the ]<ref>{{cite journal | first = Jeffrey J. | last = Kelly |date=April 1994 | title = Amazing Stories From the Shaolin Temple | journal = Black Belt Magazine}} 'Ba was enamored with the Chinese martial arts, and actually recruited individuals skilled in them.'</ref> | ||
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| Ba had several outstanding disciples, including a man named Hui Guang. Ba met Hui while traveling through the nearby town of Luoyang. As he walked, Ba noticed a young boy kicking a shuttlecock, known in Chinese as Jian zi. This in itself was not unusual, for all Chinese youngsters are familiar with the game. However, rather than kicking the shuttlecock in front of him, which is the most common method, the boy was kicking it behind himself, a much more difficult technique. The monk watched as the boy kicked the jian zi 500 times without dropping it. Even more impressive was the fact the boy was performing this nearly impossible feat while standing on top of a high wall that overlooked a stone courtyard. Any loss of balance and the boy could have fallen to his death. Impressed by the boy's concentration and ability, Ba approached him about becoming a Buddhist monk. The boy was interested and was permitted by his parents to journey with the monk back to the temple, and he was thereafter known by his Buddhist name, Hui Gang. | |||
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| It is said that Hui was a skilled acrobat before becoming a monk, and it is thought that he may have been influenced in introducing martial arts into the curriculum at the Shaolin Temple. Working with Ba, Hui translated and wrote commentaries on many Buddhist sutras and was regarded as the founder of the Dilun school of Buddhism. | |||
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| Seng Chou was another of Ba's noted disciples. Seng was raised in Anyang county in Henan province and, when he was 28, he made a vow to become a Buddhist monk. He was accepted as the disciple by Ba and soon became known for his intelligence and prodigious memory. He was able to understand and memorize the most difficult of the sutras after only one reading. Seng was also extremely strong and was said to be skilled in the martial arts. He enjoyed wrestling, and during holidays and festivals, would perform for the crowds that visited the temple. Seng would take on all comers, and it was said no one could beat him.' | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 11 December 2024
There were two Indian Buddhist masters named Buddhabhadra in China during the 5th century CE. This article is about the Shaolin abbot. The other was a translator.
The dhyana master Buddhabhadra (Chinese: 跋陀; pinyin: Bátuó) was the first abbot of the Shaolin Monastery. His ancestral heritage was from Iranian descent via the silk road.
Former Worthies Gather at the Mount Shuang-feng Stūpa and Each Talks of the Dark Principle contains the following reference to him: "Dhyana Master Buddha says: "The extreme principle is wordless. The sagely mind is unimpeded."
According to the Deng Feng County Recording, Bátuó came to China in 464 and preached for thirty years, Nikaya Buddhism that integrated with Taoist and local folk religion's concepts for its religious rights. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei for Batuo's preaching.
Batuo's disciples Sengchou and Huiguang became well known for their martial arts through their time and studies with Batuo, to eventually be mentioned in the Chinese Buddhist canon
References
- ^ Broughton 1999, p. 109.
- Broughton 1999, pp. 54–55.
- Broughton 1999, p. 108.
- Shahar, Meir (2008). The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3110-3.
- Kelly, Jeffrey J. (April 1994). "Amazing Stories From the Shaolin Temple". Black Belt Magazine. 'Ba was enamored with the Chinese martial arts, and actually recruited individuals skilled in them.'
Sources
- Broughton, Jeffrey L. (1999). The Bodhidharma Anthology: The Earliest Records of Zen. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21972-4.
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