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5th–6th century CE) was a Buddhist monk traditionally credited as the founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China. According to tradition, he was a South Indian prince who traveled to China and taught a direct, mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhism outside the scriptures. • Who blows through the ten thousand hollows? • Scale changes everything • The truest words do not try to win

In the tradition of Zen Buddhism, as transmitted through the teachings of masters from Bodhidharma to Dogen, 5th–6th century CE) was a Buddhist monk traditionally credited as the founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China.

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