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| The ]n ] master '''Buddhabhadra''' ({{zh|c=跋陀 |p='''Bátuó'''}}) was the first abbot of ].<ref name=broughton109>{{Harvcolnb|Broughton|1999|p=109}}</ref> | The ]n ] master '''Buddhabhadra''' ({{zh|c=跋陀 |p='''Bátuó'''}}) was the first abbot of ].<ref name=broughton109>{{Harvcolnb|Broughton|1999|p=109}}</ref> | ||
| ''Former Worthies Gather at the Mount Shuang-feng Stūpa and Each Talks of the Dark Principle'' contains the following reference to him:<blockquote>Dhyana Master Buddha says: "The extreme principle is wordless. The sagely mind is unimpeded." {{Harvcol|Broughton|1999|p=]}}</blockquote>According to the Deng Feng County Recording (''Deng Feng Xian Zhi''), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE and preached ] for thirty years. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of ] for Batuo's preaching.{{citation needed}} | ''Former Worthies Gather at the Mount Shuang-feng Stūpa and Each Talks of the Dark Principle'' contains the following reference to him:<blockquote>Dhyana Master Buddha says: "The extreme principle is wordless. The sagely mind is unimpeded." {{Harvcol|Broughton|1999|p=]}}</blockquote>According to the Deng Feng County Recording (''Deng Feng Xian Zhi''), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE and preached ] for thirty years. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of ] for Batuo's preaching.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} | ||
| Bátuó's disciples Sengchou<ref name=broughton109/> and Huiguang were both expert in the martial arts by the time they began their studies of religion with Batuo<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> | Bátuó's disciples Sengchou<ref name=broughton109/> and Huiguang were both expert in the martial arts by the time they began their studies of religion with Batuo<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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The Indian dhyana master Buddhabhadra (Chinese: 跋陀; pinyin: Bátuó) was the first abbot of Shaolin Monastery.
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." (Broughton 1999:108)
According to the Deng Feng County Recording (Deng Feng Xian Zhi), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE and preached Nikaya (小乘) Buddhism for thirty years. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei for Batuo's preaching.
Bátuó's disciples Sengchou and Huiguang were both expert in the martial arts by the time they began their studies of religion with Batuo
Notes
- ^ Broughton 1999:109
- 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.'
References
Broughton, Jeffrey L. (1999). The Bodhidharma Anthology: The Earliest Records of Zen. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21972-4.
Shahar, Meir. (2008). The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3349-7.
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