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Bodhidharma (ca. 470-543 CE) was the 28th patriarch of Buddhism after the historical Buddha and the 1st patriarch of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. He is said to have meditated for nine years in a cave near the Shaolin Temple in China.
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma (ca. 470-543) was an Indian monk credited with founding Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism.

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