The Tamil film 7 am arivu has evoked much interest about Bodhidharma. The story of the film revolves around this Buddhist monk who preac...
The Tamil film 7 am arivu has evoked much interest about Bodhidharma. The story of the film revolves around this Buddhist monk who preached Buddhism, martial arts and medicine in China.
Bodhidharma was a Tamil prince born in Kancheepuram the Pallava capital in 440 AD. After learning Buddhism he travelled to China to spread the true Buddhist way of life.
Buddhism ,a school of thought in philosophy, a religion was born in north India but evolved and spread to Tamil Nadu and from there it crossed the seas to Sri Lanka and Indonesia. In the 5th and 6th centuries Buddhism thrived in Tamil Nadu.
When Bodhidharma landed in China as a Buddhist monk he was invited with honour to the court of Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty. The dialogue of Philosophy was a practice of many Tamil kings on those days. We have history of Tamil Kings getting converted to another faith after a convincing conversation with the god men. It happened in China too. Bodhidharma too is known to have a philosophical conversation with Emperor Wu. Later on Bodhidharma stayed in China and he is considered a philosopher of Zen Buddhism and an expert who framed the rules for the physical training of monks which transformed in to martial arts in China.
We have to look back in History.
The Buddhism disappeared from Kancheepuram to gave way to indigenous religious practices interwoven with vedic religions. In fact many practices, customs and stories believed now in Hinduism are adopted from Buddhism. We come to know about this from the book Bouthamum Thamizhum by the research scholar Mylai Seeni Venkatasamy. ( MSV) (1900 to 1980). The book reveals some startling details. We share what we learn and the facts inferred from this book briefly.
1.Hindu religion accepted Budhdha as one avatar of Thirumal.
2.The mini dheivams and village angels of budhdhism were absorbed
3.The animal sacrifice was abandoned by caste Brahmin priests and they converted themselves to vegetarian food for defending their profession
4.The Bodhi tree worship of budhdhism was accepted as it was popular among people.
5. Maths were established following such practice by Budhdhist
6.Adi Sankara adopted Soonyavadha of Budhdhism to get Mayavadha
7.The Budhdist Jataka tales were also accepted.
We need to know the following to understand how it happened in Tamil Nadu:
1.Originally there was Tamil religion in Tamil nadu, where Maayon, Seyon, Vendhan, Varunan were worshipped (refer Tholkappiam period dated BC.) The absence of other ( later additions) gods of Hinduism in Tholkappiam shows the practice of Tamil Religion in pre Aryan age. In Tholkappiam age and Sangam age, the arrival of Aryans and their rituals can be spotted not on a mass following of a vedic religion but as arrival of un organized individual Aryans and their influence on Tamil Society.
2.Budhdhism came to Tamil nadu and Srilanka during the rule of Asoka in BC time. At the same time the other religions of Jainism, Vedic brahminism and Aasivaham came to Tamil Nadu and commenced their philosophic fights and priestly contests and competitions to gain popularity among the rulers and the people and to create assets for their religions. We have references for all these religions in Silappathiharam and Manimehalai which represent a later period than Tholkappiam.
Initially Budhdhism got popularity among people of Tamil nadu as is evident from reading Manimehalai. But Budhdhism as a religion fell by itself as the followers fought among themselves by divisions
3.Jains replaced the Budhdhists in Tamil Nadu. The Budhdhist temples were converted into Jain temples and the caves, where Budhdhist monks were living, were occupied by Jains. The Jains set a precedent of capturing Budhdhist temples which was followed by Vedic/Hindu priests.
4.When the Jains were powerful in Tamil nadu among the followers including the traders and ruling class ( between about 500AD to 900 AD) the Vedic religion got mixed with the Tamil religious practices and cults in Tamil Nadu, made compromises of accepting the gods and goddess of Tamil nadu, the festivals etc, organized itself into Saivism and Vaishnavism by Bhakthi movements and began a fight against Jain religion in Tamil nadu and succeeded (definitely not by following Ahimsa principle.)
While the Saiva and Vaishnava had to fight it out with Jains, as ample evidence is available through Appar, Sambandar…., it seems that it was easy to capture the Budhdhist temples as they were already under ruin for lack of patronage.
5. The Bhakthi Movement washed away, cleared, Jain and Budhdhism from entire India. Further it went on to propagate itself positively in the South East Asian countries.
Regarding the temples the researcher says:
1. In Kumbakaonam Nageswaran thirumanjana veedhi, there was a budhdha statue called bagavarishi. The Nigandu says that Budhdha was called by the name Vinayaka. In later periods many Buddha temples were converted as Vinayaka temples.2. The Chinese traveler who visited Kancheepuram in 640 AD, has recorded that Kanchi was having hundred Buddha temples and thousand monks.3. According to Ananatha nayinar (1932 ), in Kanchi Kacheeswar temple the Budhdha images were found in the foundation base of the gopuram. The lake on the west of the temple was called as Buththeri and the street as Buththeriththeru. But when I visited that temple those stones could not be identified. I could see Buddha images only in the pillars.4. I visited Pallavapuram near kanchi on 15.7.1946. Nearby in Kinikiluppai, a Buddha Statue was found on the bank of a lake In the same village, I could find the base of the Buddha statue very near the Vinayaka temple. There was also a standing stone with Dharma Chakra. They had constructed Vinayaka temple by demolishing Buddha temple.
Mylai Seenivenkatasamy has collected many more information in his book describing evidence of the existence of Buddha temples and the conversion of those temples into Jain or Hindu temples.
………..Originally Kamatchi amman temple was a Buddhist temple .There were many Buddha images in this temple. One of the images of Buddha 6 feet standing statue is now in the Chennai Museum. The statues of Buddha found in the temple tank could not be found now. Once I myself saw some other stone statues of Buddha in good condition in this temple. Later I found the same images broken into pieces.. Now I could not trace the same………
……….Manimehalai, Sambapathi, Tharadevi were the deivams worshipped by Buddhists in Tamil nadu. Later these goddess were taken over by Hindus and renamed as Kali. Pidari and Throubathai. Researches say that the Annapoorani amman in Kamatch amman temple is actually Manimehalai, who attained veeduperu at Kancheepuram and the Kamatchi Amman temple is actually Tharadeviamman temple belonging to Buddhists
Therefore it cannot be said that the wisdom of Bodhidharma or Manimehalai are forgotten. They live in some other forms or in some other names.
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BODHIDHARMA
In
the early part of the Sixth Century, the head of a certain Buddhist
faith in India died and left the Patriarch position to his foremost
disciple, a monk named Bodhitara. It was at this time that the now 26th
Patriarch of the Dhyana Sect of Buddhism changed his name to
Bodhidharma and made a decision that would alter history for millions of
people, in many different ways.
Even
though much has been written of Bodhidharma, this great priest is still
thought of as part legend and part myth. This unusual, yet brilliant
monk is actually considered the Founder of Shaolin Style Kung-Fu
(Chuan-fa). Bodhidharma is also acknowledged as a pioneer in the
teachings of Zen Buddhism. Though he is considered a Patron Saint of
most martial artistry, Bodhidharma, nevertheless was a very mysterious
individual.
There
is evidence that exists that supports the fact an Indian Monk traveled
to China, had an audience with the emperor, and then traveled to a
monastery, where he spent long periods of time in meditation. It is
generally believed that this person was Bodhidharma. He was known to the
Chinese as Ta Mo and later to the Japanese as Dharma Taishi.
Bodhidharma
is believed to have been born in the city of Kanchipuram, which is
located near Madras on the East Coast of India. It was throughout his
childhood in this area of India, that Bodhidharma learnt some fighting
techniques. The fighting art which was learnt by Bodhidharma was known
as southern-style "Kalaripayit". Kalaripayit roughly translates as
"Battlefield Training" and still exists today in some parts of India.
Once
Bodhidharma turned to his religious calling, his use of this art
diminished considerably. Bodhidharma devoted himself entirely to the
Buddhist Faith and became the Patriarch without any known opposition.
Even though at this point in history Buddhism had spread almost entirely
throughout India, Bodhidharma's religious zeal forced him to work at
spreading the word of Buddha even further.
It
was after he became Patriarch that Bodhidharma decided to travel China,
the most populated and the most civilized nation of its time. With his
decision made, Bodhidharma started his slow journey to China, walking
the entire distance. For most of the journey he walked alone with only
his thoughts to accompany him. Buddhism had entered China several
hundred years prior to the arrival of Bodhidharma but it was still
struggling to become fully entrenched as an accepted religion.
There
is record of the existence of Buddhism in China around 65 A.D.
Unfortunately as its popularity grew, just like most religions around
the world, it had to struggle (and at most time violently) to survive.
There are records of several power struggles that ensued over the years
between Buddhist communities in China and the older religion of Taoism.
When
Bodhidharma entered China he traveled to the City of Kuang (Modern
Canton) and went directly to the Court of the Emperor. Here Bodhidharma
was granted an audience with Emperor Wu Ti, of the Liang Dynasty. He
wished only to get permission to spread the word of Buddha throughout
the land.
Although
the word of Buddha was fresh in China at this point in history, it was
still quite popular and even the Emperor was an avid supporter of this
"new" Religion. It was for this reason that the new Patriarch was given
such a quick audience by the Emperor. Wishing to impress Bodhidharma,
the Emperor started to list all the Temples he had built for Buddhism
and all the other donations he had made to this righteous religion.
However,
Bodhidharma was not impressed and bluntly said so. Surprised by this
reaction, the Emperor started to question Bodhidharma and when he asked
Bodhidharma what he considered was the first law of Buddhism and was
answered by a single word: "Nothing".
The
Emperor became angry.At this point, he demanded to know who Bodhidharma
thought he was. Again, the reply he received from Bodhidharma was a
one word answer: "Nobody".
Frustrated
but still respecting Bodhidharma's spirit and devotion, the Emperor
asked the Patriarch to stay at his court and to teach him the true
ways. He wished to learn the reasons to Bodhidharma'a puzzling
replies. To his dismay, it turned out that Bodhidharma wished only to
be left alone and indicated that he had come to the court only to seek
permission to wander throughout China.
The
Emperor granted Bodhidharma's request to spread the word of Buddha.
Therefore, this solitary monk left the court and proceeded to wander
throughout the vast Chinese countryside.
It
was through these wanderings that many legends were told of
Bodhidharma, some real and some that were just a little larger than
life. One small story was concerning Bodhidharma's arrival at the Yangzi
River. Being one of the largest Rivers in China, it had many ferrymen
willing to take Bodhidharma across, for a small cost. Surprisingly,
Bodhidharma declined all offers and proceeded to cross the mighty river
upon a single reed.
There
were purportedly many astonished witnesses, including a government
envoy who claimed that Bodhidharma stood upright on this reed as he
crossed. At the end of his wanderings, Bodhidharma came upon a Temple
located in the Honan Province of Central China. This established Temple
was known as "Songshan Shaolin Szu" or "Central Mountain Small Forest
Temple". Bodhidharma asked the Abbott of this Temple for permission to
stay and rest for a short time.
The
Shaolin Temple itself was built in 495 A.D. at the foot of a mountain,
which was situated at the mid point of a number of major mountain
ranges, hence its name. It was because of the topographical geography of
this area, that this particular location was considered auspicious.
A
second and more important reason for the Temple being constructed was
due to the then Emperor of China wanting to built a place for a great
Buddhist monk from India to live and spread the `word'. This great
priest was named Batuo and soon turned this modest temple into one of
the most important in all of China and so when Bodhidharma arrived
around 520 A.D. the temple already had many disciples.
It
should be noted here that a second "Shaolin Temple was built in the
Chinese province of Fukien, but our interest and that which relates to
the development of Karate lies in the original structure, as previously
described.
It
was at this temple that Bodhidharma was to stay for the rest of his
life and in addition create a set of exercises that would eventually
evolve into Karate. Bodhidharma did not simply introduce some
techniques that were for the purpose of self-defense, but rather these
techniques were initially to be utilized as some exercises for his
followers.
It
seems that when Bodhidharma first came to the Shaolin Szu (Temple) he
was left alone by the other Monks. He actually avoided all contact with
them. He would simply sit near a wall and meditate all day. It is said
that at one point, his meditations continued uninterrupted for nine
years.
When
asked for what purpose was Bodhidharma meditating while facing the
walls, he replied that he was simply "listening to the ants scream."
One of the other monks was so impressed that he actually cut off one of
his hands as a symbolic gesture of sympathy.
Whether
or not this or any of the other legends were true, Bodhidharma soon had
a substantial following. It was through this form of meditation that
eventually formed the basis of a new method of Religious Study. This
dramatically different type of worshipping was known as Chan or Zen
Buddhism.
Zen
Buddhism became a religion in which the novice seeks inner peace or
self-enlightenment through the simple method of meditation. (Of course
this is a simplistic way of looking at Zen Buddhism, yet many volumes
are required to justifiably explain the true purpose of this religion).
Unfortunately
for the Monks, this constant meditation was a little too strenuous for
them. The long hours of meditation caused a major portion of the monks
to fall asleep. Bodhidharma quickly noticed that most of the monks were
very frail and did almost no exercise other than walking to and from
the meditation halls. It was here where Bodhidharma decided that the
use of the art he had learned as a youth back in India, would be
beneficial.
In
order to get the monks physically fit, Bodhidharma taught them some
Kalaripayit techniques. Along with these martial art exercises, he also
worked the monks hard in the fields. Eventually, the monks became
excellent farmers and surprisingly fine martial artists. The techniques
taught to the novice monks, over the years became known as the
"Eighteen Movements." These movements were of a military nature and
stressed a high mental, as well as physical performance.
Living
in the time of the Liang Dynasty was hazardous at the best of times.
The central government was only strong around the major cities and as
such, there were many thieves and highway robbers who picked on any
innocent traveler or peasant.
The
exercises that Bodhidharma taught allowed the monks to complete their
meditations, to become physically fit, and had actually enabled them to
defend themselves against those individuals trying to enrich themselves
by attacking Temples and monks. Eventually the criminals, who were able
to escape with their lives, spread the fame and prestige of the Shaolin
Priests.
While
there is still much speculation to the existence of Bodhidharma, there
does exist a literary work by a citizen of Lo-yang (modern Honan) who
describes an encounter he had with a monk named Bodhidharma.
There
are some distortions involved with his conversations with Bodhidharma,
which in turns raises some question to its authenticity or at the very
least its accuracy.
Unfortunately
there is almost no mention of Bodhidharma for over four hundred years
after this one record. There is some speculation to why there was no
mention of this priest and it involves an age old confrontation of new
religion versus old religion.
Zen,
when initially introduced was dramatically different from what was the
major philosophies of the day, as such those few who adhered to its
concepts would have, no doubt been persecuted. It would have been a few
hundred years before this radical philosophy could attain the following
to become accepted.
It
must be remember that most of the religions of the time of Bodhidharma
had elaborate ceremonies and devoted much of their time to the reading
of complicated scriptures. Zen, on the other hand was a simple
philosophy to be enjoyed by all and would have alienated a few
intellectuals at first.
We
will describe Zen in more detail in a later chapter, but we can at
least see that even if there is very little written of Bodhidharma at
the time of his stay at the Shaolin Temple, this does not necessarily
prove that he did not exist.
We
must again reiterate that any records of Bodhidharma if they did exist
were destroyed either in the first destruction of the temple in the mid
seventeenth Century or in the last great fire within the temple in 1928.
This unfortunately eliminates any real proof to which we can turn to
for securing the true position of Bodhidharma as the Patriarch of Zen.
While
the existence of martial arts prior to the Shaolin Temple is not
argued, it is believed that it was Bodhidharma that initially promoted
this form of fighting as a spiritual development. Prior to this radical
philosophy, most who learned any form of martial art did so for fighting
purposes only and were fond of fighting any one, for any reason.
It
is also believed that as well as introducing the concept of Zen and
spiritual development (through martial arts training) to the Shaolin
Temple, Bodhidharma had introduced one of the earliest uses of the
individual inner force. This internal energy became known as Chi (Ki in
Japanese).
This
Ki was useful to the trainee both in their martial training as well as
to help the monks discipline themselves to the point of ascertaining the
true meaning of Zen.
The
Shaolin Temple prospered for many more years as did the exercises that
Bodhidharma introduced. Even after the death of Bodhidharma, the art
matured and continued to grow and many new disciples entered this
monastery to learn both the Art and the teachings of Zen.
It
was from these simple roots that Karate-do eventually evolved.
Bodhidharma taught the monks of Shaolin two methods of training that
also can be found in today’s Karate Training.
The
first method was called Yi Jing Jin (or "Ekkinkyo" in Japanese) which
stresses a series of exercises and breathing techniques which evolved
into the eighteen movements.
The
second method was called Yi Shui Jin (or "Senzuikyo in Japanese) which
was an exercise for the monks to help them develop their mental and
spiritual strengths.
Both
methods were taught for the sole purpose of enabling the monks to
accomplish the long periods of meditation and other duties assigned to
them by Bodhidharma.
Karate-do
that is taught today has the same influences that were initially taught
to the monks of the Shaolin Temple over 1500 years ago. Even though
many other great individuals improved and developed the Art of Karate to
what it has become today, it was the genius of Bodhidharma that
initially provided the Spirit of the Art.
Bodhidharma
was part myth, part legend, part fact, but the spirit of this priest
still lives in every martial art school that stresses the total
development of an individual. Bodhidharma is just one more individual
that has become part of the time honored tradition of today's Karate
Training.
Our
personal striving for perfection in Karate-do is an ideal that was
originally put forth by Bodhidharma, and recognition of this fact is now
slowly being acknowledged by Martial Artists everywhere. We can see now
that no matter what the style of Karate that an individual trains at,
his or her efforts have over 15 centuries of tradition behind them.
Life After Bodhidharma
At
the height of the temple's prosperity, many years after the death of
Bodhidharma, the complex housed around 1500 monks. This contingent of
priests also included more than 500 fighting monks.
It
was due to the legacy of Bodhidharma which convinced many students over
the years to travel to the Shaolin Temple either to learn about
Buddhism and meditation or just for the Martial Arts training.
Some
who trained elsewhere also came to the Shaolin Temple for it was still
known as the origin of Kung-Fu or as it is more correctly known -
Chuan-Fa. One of these "martial art monks" actually developed the art
ten fold when he became the head of the temple. This priest named Cheuh
Yuan, with the assistance of another Chuan-Fa expert, expanded the
original sets which were being learned by the novices, into various sets
which were all divided into five separate animal groups.
The
five in question were the Tiger, Dragon, Leopard, Crane and Snake.
Each set within one of these groups contained techniques which resembled
the movements of that particular animal.
The
studies into the martial arts aspect of the temple gave such
proficiency to the monks and their fighting skills that no one would
dare to challenge them. Every priest from the
Shaolin Temple was recognized and respected everywhere he went throughout China.
When
the Emperor heard of the effectiveness of the fighting force of this
temple he actually hired the temple to help put down a rebellion.
Unfortunately, this proficiency was also the reason for the temple's
downfall. The new Emperor in Peking saw them as a threat to his
government and so in 1674 ordered his troops to storm the temple and
burn it down, along with its inhabitants.
Again
the government forces underestimated the fighting force that was
gathered at the temple and it was only because of a traitor inside the
temple, which finally allowed the victory of the government troops.
The
fighting was fierce and many died with only five of the priests
escaping with their lives. These five were some of the finest
instructors in the martial arts section of the temple and it was this
talent and skill that allowed them to escape the destruction.
The
five masters became known as the "Five Ancestors" and they spread
throughout China to pass on the knowledge which they possessed. All five
had separate styles of the exercises that they were taught, but all had
the same Zen Buddhist background training.
The
first thing that these monks did was to organize the people who wished
to overthrow the new tyrannical government that now sat in Peking. These
"societies" utilized the martial art training to prepare themselves to
fight against governmental troops. These societies became very powerful
and in turn the style of training each society possessed eventually
spread throughout Asia. Soon many had trained in this new self-defense
but unfortunately many did not just use their training skills for
purely self-defense purposes and in this way the art also spread.
One
avenue that this art took in expanding throughout Asia was the way of
the military. The Military immediately saw the potential for this
defensive form of unarmed (hand to hand) combat. These forms of
exercises became an essential part of a Warrior's training.
The
military avenue also included the navy and of these Asian countries,
there were many sailors who also had some training (or experience) in
the martial arts (chuan-fa).
It
was from these sources that the martial art of chuan-fa was eventually
found its way to the island of Okinawa. It was here where karate was to
eventually develop to what it is today.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a stupid article!!! Can you give us the proof for your claims!! Buddha mis-interpreted the Vedas and created a new religion Buddhism = Hinduism - Vedas. Buddha literally took the meanings from the Sanskrit texts - which he thought - says to practice animal sacrifices. But, actually it is NOT. Infact Vedas teach only Ahimsa. Sanskrit texts are not straightforward and has deeper meanings. Still, Both Hinduism and Buddhism has the SAME PRANAVA MANTIRAM "AUM". Moreover, Buddha himself is a born Hindu. Both religions actualy asks people to love each other, live in Peace, Meditation, Yoga etc. In that way, both religions are one and the same. Why you always wants to create theories and confuse innocent people
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