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Bodhidharma, also known as the Tripitaka Dharma Master, was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk. Bodhidharma is traditionally held in Shaolin mythology to be the founder of the Chán school of Buddhism (known in Japan and the West as Zen), and the Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts. Most accounts agree that he was a South Indian monk who journeyed to southern China and subsequently relocated northwards. Throughout Buddhist art, Bodhidharma is depicted as a rather ill-tempered, profusely bearded and wide-eyed barbarian.
