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Osho on Bodhidharma

244 discourses in which Osho speaks about Bodhidharma, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #1: To seek nothing is bliss · 92 mentions · 5 July 1987
    “I have a very soft corner in my heart for Bodhidharma.”
  2. The White Lotus #1: Lotus rain · 49 mentions · 31 October 1979
    “I AM ECSTATIC because just the name of Bodhidharma is psychedelic to me.”
  3. The White Lotus #7: Lion Buddha · 44 mentions · 6 November 1979
    “When you come to a Buddha or a Bodhidharma you have to be very alert how you come.”
  4. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #4: Buddhas don't practice nonsense · 32 mentions · 6 July 1987
    “I feel extremely sad and sorry because Bodhidharma has the wrong kind of people taking the notes of his statements; they are mixing in their own confusions.”
  5. The Transmission of the Lamp #13: Boots, flesh, marrow, and..., · 31 mentions · 1 June 1986
    “Bodhidharma is the greatest...”
  6. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #1: The Master of the shouts · 30 mentions · 23 October 1988
    “The second great transmission happened between Bodhidharma and his successor.”
  7. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #2: A pilgrimage to your own being · 28 mentions · 5 July 1987
    “For example, Bodhidharma spoke in Chinese, which was not his mother tongue.”
  8. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #20: Less than an eyeblink away · 28 mentions · 14 July 1987
    “Thank God that this is the last Bodhidharma sutra.”
  9. The Original Man #3: Look in and find it · 28 mentions · 18 August 1988
    “I am reminded of Bodhidharma, who introduced Zen into China....”
  10. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #19: Relish the mystery in the depths of your heart · 27 mentions · 14 July 1987
    “I am deeply hurt to have to say that Bodhidharma has gone senile.”
  11. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #8: Everybody has the right to be wrong · 26 mentions · 8 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma's teachings in these sutras are profoundly interesting and of great importance for all pilgrims of truth.”
  12. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #17: Take the risk wholesale · 26 mentions · 13 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma is now really facing a question for which he has no answer.”
  13. Bin Bati Bin Tel #3 · 26 mentions · 23 June 1974
    “And just then, another man standing by the cliff asks, “Why did Bodhidharma come from India to China?””
  14. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #13: Mind is the bondage · 25 mentions · 11 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma has insights which are unparalleled.”
  15. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #16: The courage to say "i don't know" · 23 mentions · 12 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma is facing the ultimate question which nobody has ever been able to answer.”
  16. Live Zen #1: Emptiness no holiness · 23 mentions · 22 April 1988
    “Emperor Wu of China asked Bodhidharma...”
  17. The White Lotus #11: Truly Right · 23 mentions · 10 November 1979
    “That is what is happening in this beautiful dialogue between a disciple and Bodhidharma.”
  18. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #5: Suchness is our self-nature · 21 mentions · 7 July 1987
    “The same unfortunate situation has happened with Bodhidharma -- even on a far greater scale because Bodhidharma was born in India, but he was teaching in China.”
  19. The White Lotus #5: The Eye of Zen · 21 mentions · 4 November 1979
    “So the whole effort of Bodhidharma is to change the gestalt of your being, your focus.”
  20. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #6: Understanding comes in mid-sentence · 20 mentions · 7 July 1987
    “The understanding of Bodhidharma and his insight into the secrets of human consciousness is so profound that it certainly can be said it is perfect.”
  21. From Ignorance to Innocence #11: Truth: not a dogma but a dance · 20 mentions · 9 December 1984
    “Yes, once in a while there have been single individuals who had the quality of true religion; for example, Bodhidharma.”
  22. My Way: The Way of the White Clouds #12: Whatsoever you do, be Total · 20 mentions · 21 May 1974
    “Bodhidharma has got a beard, and a disciple asks: Why has this fellow not got a beard?”
  23. The White Lotus #3: Just Dreaming · 20 mentions · 2 November 1979
    “The disciple asks Bodhidharma, the master:”
  24. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #3: Beyond this nature there's no Buddha · 19 mentions · 6 July 1987
    “The disciple has simply noted them down as Bodhidharma must have spoken them.”
  25. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #18: Wakefulness is awareness · 19 mentions · 13 July 1987
    “I feel greatly sorry for poor Bodhidharma.”
  26. From Bondage to Freedom #7: Love is not surrender · 19 mentions · 21 September 1985
    “Bodhidharma is one of the greatest enlightened men who has ever existed, and one of the most unique amongst all the enlightened men.”
  27. No Mind: The Flowers of Eternity #8: Truth has no history · 19 mentions · 2 January 1989
    “It happened when Bodhidharma went from India to China, and remained for nine years just facing the wall of a temple.”
  28. Sun of Consciousness #6: The Sutra of Ultimate Life · 19 mentions · 20 October 1970
    “His name was Bodhidharma.”
  29. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 12 #10: Forget all about it · 19 mentions · 30 April 1980
    “Bodhidharma reached China.”
  30. Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #10 · 19 mentions · 20 January 1981
    “That is why Bodhidharma’s famous answer is so dear to me.”
  31. The White Lotus #9: Only In Silence · 18 mentions · 8 November 1979
    “Beware of these simple facts, and then Bodhidharma's words will be very clear to you.”
  32. The Wild Geese and the Water #13: The Immediate is the Ultimate · 18 mentions · 23 February 1981
    “This is the miracle that has always happened whenever there was a man like Buddha, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, Bodhidharma...”
  33. The Messiah, Vol 2 #21: Become again an innocent child · 17 mentions · 8 February 1987
    “I am reminded of one of the great mystics, Bodhidharma.”
  34. Zen: The Quantum Leap From Mind to No-Mind #4: Zen is as simple as the taste of tea · 17 mentions · 14 June 1988
    “Obviously, Bodhidharma is the most important master, who introduced Zen from India into China.”
  35. Ancient Music in the Pines #9: You Have My Marrow · 16 mentions · 29 February 1976
    “And, of course, it belongs to the first Zen patriarch, Bodhidharma.”
  36. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #9: Dead men don't bleed · 16 mentions · 9 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma is more clear and transparent than any other enlightened person.”
  37. Live Zen #2: From here to here - no space for the way · 16 mentions · 23 April 1988
    “Nothing can be compared with Bodhidharma, but if anyone else comes close to him, that is Joshu.”
  38. Yog Naye Aayam #4 · 16 mentions · 24 November 1978
    “A fakir from India went to China — Bodhidharma.”
  39. Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky #4: How about you? · 15 mentions · 4 November 1988
    “When the great Bodhidharma met the masters of Taoism in China, the meeting and their dialogues created something new, which has the flavor of Buddhism in it but is not dependent on Buddhist literature.”
  40. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #8: For the Sake of Harmony · 15 mentions · 4 March 1977
    “THE question comes from the parable I told you -- the parable about Bodhidharma and Hui Koju.”
  41. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #6: Grace is Being Herenow · 15 mentions · 6 July 1977
    “And when Bodhidharma came, he received Bodhidharma and said, "Sir, I have done this and I have done that, and I have done this, and I am doing this -- what will be my merit?"”
  42. A Bird on the Wing #10: The Master of Silence · 14 mentions · 19 June 1974
    “Then six holders in succession existed in India, up to Bodhidharma; he was the sixth holder of the key, and then he searched and searched all over India but he couldn't find a man of the capability of Mahakashyap -- a man who could understand silence.”
  43. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #12: Every suffering is a Buddha-seed · 14 mentions · 10 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma is a mine of pure gold, except for two points on which he keeps continually insisting.”
  44. Light on the Path #10: I love the rascal saints · 14 mentions · 9 January 1986
    “But there have been rascals who became great saints: Chuang Tzu in China, Hotei in Japan, Bodhidharma in India; and in this very century, George Gurdjieff in the West...”
  45. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 1 #9: Symbols of the Tiredness of Man · 14 mentions · 19 June 1977
    “If you see the patriarch, Bodhidharma, on the way, kill him immediately.'”
  46. I Am the Gate #8 · 13 mentions · 14 June 1971
    “He was Bodhidharma.”
  47. The Secret of Secrets, Vol 2 #9: With emptiness, the matter is settled · 13 mentions · 4 September 1978
    “When the Emperor Wu asked Bodhidharma, in China...”
  48. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #7: The upward Flow of the Mind · 13 mentions · 21 February 1972
    “The first Zen teacher from India, Bodhidharma, went to China.”
  49. Es Dhammo Sanantano #106 · 13 mentions · 26 November 1977
    “In Mahakashyapa’s lineage there was Bodhidharma.”
  50. Ramnam Janyo Nahin #4 · 13 mentions · 14 March 1981
    “Bodhidharma was asked by Emperor Wu, “I am tormented by ego.”
  51. Tao Upanishad #52 · 13 mentions · 16 August 1972
    “Bodhidharma went to China—an unparalleled man.”
  52. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #7: Get ready and claim your inheritance · 12 mentions · 8 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma does not divide the world into matter and spirit.”
  53. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #1: The Ultimate Synthesis · 12 mentions · 25 February 1977
    “A great sage came to China, his name was Bodhidharma.”
  54. The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart #2: Twenty-four hours a day · 12 mentions · 9 September 1988
    “But Daikaku was a man of the same strength and the same power as Bodhidharma or Mahakashyap.”
  55. The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 2 #2: Questions and Answers · 12 mentions · 2 July 1972
    “Bodhidharma reached China 1100 years after Buddha.”
  56. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #20: The renunciation of spiritual desires the revelation of the simple self · 12 mentions · 20 June 1972
    “Bodhidharma left India.”
  57. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 2 #6: The Door to the Wild · 12 mentions · 26 June 1977
    “'I recently had a dream in which Bodhidharma appeared.”
  58. The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #3: You are here to be yourself · 11 mentions · 4 March 1978
    “Bodhidharma went to China.”
  59. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #16: Discovering the emptiness · 11 mentions · 31 May 1973
    “It is said that when one of the great masters, Bodhidharma, went to China, many disciples gathered around him.”
  60. Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #6 · 11 mentions · 26 July 1974
    “Bodhidharma lived nine years in China.”
  61. Saravsar Upanishad #10 · 11 mentions · 13 January 1972
    “Bodhidharma went from India to China.”
  62. Beyond Psychology #18: Terrorism is in your unconscious · 10 mentions · 21 April 1986
    “I have told many times the story of Bodhidharma and his meeting with the Chinese emperor Wu -- a very strange meeting, very fruitful.”
  63. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #11: Mind is the greatest enemy of man · 10 mentions · 10 July 1987
    “The understanding of Bodhidharma's teachings will be easier if you understand a few points.”
  64. The Golden Future #27: I can see a shoe in your heart · 10 mentions · 25 May 1987
    “When Bodhidharma reached China, Emperor Wu had come to the border to receive him because his name and his fragrance had reached far ahead of him.”
  65. The Old Pond ... Plop #16 · 10 mentions · 16 January 1981
    “One of the greatest masters of the world was Bodhidharma, who founded the school of zen.”
  66. The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #5: Allow the Heart · 10 mentions · 6 March 1978
    “A great king asked Bodhidharma, "I have been searching and searching only for one thing: how to become egoless, because all the great Masters have been saying only one thing down through the ages -- become egoless and you will find God, become egoless and nirv…”
  67. Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt #1: The whiskers of the pebble · 10 mentions · 12 July 1988
    “Bodhidharma founded Zen in China; he went there from India, fourteen hundred years ago.”
  68. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #6 · 10 mentions · 26 July 1977
    “This happened with Bodhidharma.”
  69. Tao Upanishad #42 · 10 mentions · 20 June 1972
    “Bodhidharma went beyond India.”
  70. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #10: Not to be in the mind is everything · 9 mentions · 9 July 1987
    “These sutras of Bodhidharma are pure gold except on one point: wherever he mentions the arhatas he suddenly becomes absolutely blind.”
  71. Tantra: The Supreme Understanding #7: The Pathless Path · 9 mentions · 17 February 1975
    “Bodhidharma, one of the rarest jewels ever born, went to China.”
  72. Tao: The Three Treasures, Vol 1 #4: Emptiness · 9 mentions · 14 June 1975
    “Bodhidharma went to China -- the man who carried Buddha's emptiness in his hands.”
  73. The Divine Melody #10: Married for eternity · 9 mentions · 10 January 1977
    “The koan is: Why didn't Bodhidharma have a beard?”
  74. The Madman's Guide to Enlightenment #23 · 9 mentions · 23 June 1978
    “Anand means bliss and Bodhidharma is the name of the master who introduced Zen into China...”
  75. The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus #12: Come out and I'll Show You · 9 mentions · 1 September 1974
    “A similar story exists with Bodhidharma.”
  76. The Perfect Master, Vol 2 #4: How Can You Deceive? · 9 mentions · 4 July 1978
    “Bodhidharma was asked by Emperor Wu, "I am very much disturbed by my ego, by this self.”
  77. The Search #4: Happiness Knows No Tomorrow · 9 mentions · 5 March 1976
    “Bodhidharma went to China.”
  78. The Secret #5: Accept Your Reality · 9 mentions · 15 October 1978
    “It is also reported that Francis was also thought to be a fool; and so was the case with Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen in China; and so has the case been with thousands of Zen, Sufi, and Hasid mystics.”
  79. Maha Geeta #44 · 9 mentions · 24 November 1976
    “When Bodhidharma went to China, the emperor said, “I am very restless, Master.”
  80. Maha Geeta #60 · 9 mentions · 10 December 1976
    “Bodhidharma went to China.”
  81. Tao Upanishad #13 · 9 mentions · 23 July 1971
    “Bodhidharma, returning after ten years in China, gathers his disciples and asks: 'Tell me—the secret of the Dharma.”
  82. Tao Upanishad #49 · 9 mentions · 21 July 1972
    “Bodhidharma, a great follower of Buddha, has said… A disciple asks, should we take Buddha’s name in the morning or not?”
  83. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #14: To face a Buddha is dangerous · 8 mentions · 11 July 1987
    “Bodhidharma, for the first time in these sutras, looks at the people who are not enlightened and who are bound to misunderstand him.”
  84. Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky #5: Just be here · 8 mentions · 5 November 1988
    “So when Buddha became a tradition, Bodhidharma revolted against the tradition -- not against Buddha.”
  85. Om Mani Padme Hum #15: For no reason at all · 8 mentions · 28 December 1987
    “Bodhidharma entered China fourteen hundred years ago.”
  86. The Secret of Secrets, Vol 1 #8: Real is for Always · 8 mentions · 18 August 1978
    “The Emperor Wu of China asked Bodhidharma, 'My mind remainS very tense, in anxiety.”
  87. The True Name, Vol 1 #4: Some Other Ganges · 8 mentions · 24 November 1974
    “Bodhidharma, the Buddhist master, went to China.”
  88. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 1 #1: Chapter title:Introduction to the path of Yoga · 8 mentions · 25 December 1973
    “I have been quoting again and again Bodhidharma.”
  89. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #20 · 8 mentions · 9 August 1977
    “When Bodhidharma reached China, Emperor Wu said to him, “I have built thousands of monasteries, installed hundreds of thousands of Buddha statues, I feed hundreds of monks, I have had hundreds of scriptures translated.”
  90. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #33 · 8 mentions · 23 March 1978
    “Bodhidharma went to China.”
  91. Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #19 · 8 mentions
    “But if we search deeply in Buddhist literature, we find one story—not of Buddha, but of Bodhidharma, his disciple.”
  92. Blessed Are the Ignorant #5: All Becoming is Illusory · 7 mentions · 8 December 1976
    “This man, Bodhidharma, was one of the rare flowerings of the world.”
  93. Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #15: Breakthrough... to buddhahood · 7 mentions · 12 July 1987
    “The sutras this morning belong to a special sermon by Bodhidharma called the "Breakthrough Sermon."”
  94. I Am the Gate #6: The secrets of spiritual explosion · 7 mentions · 8 June 1971
    “When Bodhidharma went to China from India it was not to teach someone or to give the message of Buddha to the Chinese and to others.”
  95. Kyozan: A True Man of Zen #4: A stone striking bamboo · 7 mentions · 6 December 1988
    “Bodhidharma's name in Japan changed into Daruma, and with Daruma there came a divergence of paths.”
  96. Ma Tzu: The Empty Mirror #8: This moment · 7 mentions · 23 September 1988
    “The philosophically oriented masters can give much meaning to Bodhidharma's coming from India to China -- remember that in China, India is the West.”
  97. One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green #3: 1,758,640,175 devils · 7 mentions · 15 January 1989
    “He is asking about Bodhidharma.”
  98. Seeds of Wisdom #1: [None] · 7 mentions
    “"There was a mystic, Bodhidharma.”
  99. The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #23: Knowledge is the corpse of knowing · 7 mentions · 1 October 1987
    “The second man is Bodhidharma, who said it in a more dramatic way.”
  100. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #30: Be thorough going · 7 mentions · 16 August 1987
    “Lu Tsu's method reminds me of Bodhidharma.”
  101. The Osho Upanishad #26: The Master -- your death and your resurrection · 7 mentions · 13 September 1986
    “One of the greatest mystics India has produced was Bodhidharma.”
  102. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #1: The eternal, unchanging tao · 7 mentions · 19 June 1971
    “Bodhidharma stood before Emperor Wen.”
  103. The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself #1: This disappearance is anatta · 7 mentions · 20 February 1989
    “Before Bodhidharma appeared in China, China was already converted to Buddhism.”
  104. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 10 #10: I am in favor of love · 7 mentions · 10 May 1976
    “Many centuries, almost six centuries pass; then another man, Bodhidharma, reaches China.”
  105. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 1 #3: Devise No Word · 7 mentions · 13 June 1977
    “'DEVISE NO WORD,' says the founder of Zen, Bodhidharma -- because with the word starts the world.”
  106. Bin Bati Bin Tel #17 · 7 mentions · 7 July 1974
    “Bodhidharma went to China fourteen hundred years ago.”
  107. Es Dhammo Sanantano #39 · 7 mentions · 8 February 1976
    “When Bodhidharma reached China, Emperor Wu said: I have had great scriptures printed and distributed.”
  108. Ka Sovai Din Rain #10 · 7 mentions · 9 April 1978
    “Bodhidharma was returning to India.”
  109. Maha Geeta #75 · 7 mentions · 25 January 1977
    “Bodhidharma went to China.”
  110. Naye Samaj Ki Khoj #1 · 7 mentions · 6 March 1970
    “Bodhidharma.”
  111. Neti Neti Shunya Ki Naon #1 · 7 mentions
    “Bodhidharma was a bhikshu.”
  112. Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #16 · 7 mentions · 27 May 1978
    “Centuries ago, the extraordinary sage Bodhidharma went to China.”
  113. Trisha Gai Ek Bund Se #4 · 7 mentions · 2 February 1969
    “There was a monk named Bodhidharma in India—one of the most astonishing people in the world.”
  114. Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #6: Good soldiers of christ · 6 mentions · 27 January 1989
    “They were people exactly like Mahakashyapa, so when Bodhidharma reached to China, the ground was ready.”
  115. From Ignorance to Innocence #24: Imitation is your cremation · 6 mentions · 23 December 1984
    “But before I say anything else, let me quote Bodhidharma, who defeated his own Master, Buddha, in every possible way.”
  116. God is Dead, Now Zen is the Only Living Truth #3: God is just like tomorrow · 6 mentions · 8 February 1989
    “It was difficult to confront a Bodhidharma.”
  117. Hari Om Tat Sat #30: Truth: beyond mind, beyond language · 6 mentions · 25 February 1988
    “Bodhidharma entered China fourteen hundred years ago with one shoe on his head and the other shoe on one of his feet.”
  118. Hyakujo: The Everest of Zen, with Basho's Haikus #9: The Buddha is your empty heart · 6 mentions · 4 October 1988
    “I am reminded of another choosing of the successor by Bodhidharma....”
  119. Om Mani Padme Hum #4: Never meditate over something · 6 mentions · 23 December 1987
    “This is the point I was talking about last night, when Bodhidharma chose as his successor the disciple who did not answer.”
  120. Returning to the Source #6: Where Can You Go And Not Be Loved · 6 mentions · 16 December 1974
    “It happened: Bodhidharma reached China.”
  121. Take It Easy, Vol 2 #3: This Mountain Echo · 6 mentions · 27 April 1978
    “The emperor Wu of China asked Bodhidharma, "Who are you?"”
  122. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 4 #10: The bear of reason · 6 mentions · 9 November 1976
    “Bodhidharma lived in China for many years, and then one day he decided that now the time had come for him to go back to his home.”
  123. The First Principle #5: Chapter title:Beyond the Prism of the Mind · 6 mentions · 15 April 1977
    “The founder of Zen, Bodhidharma, uttered it.”
  124. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #17: No goal · 6 mentions · 23 July 1987
    “This question is concerned with Bodhidharma.”
  125. The New Dawn #23: Existence is very shy · 6 mentions · 29 June 1987
    “For example, when Bodhidharma became enlightened, entered for the first time into the world of no-mind, he started laughing -- and he never stopped till he died.”
  126. The Supreme Doctrine #16: The Great Dance of Suchness · 6 mentions · 16 July 1973
    “Bodhidharma, one of the greatest masters India has ever produced, went to China.”
  127. The True Name, Vol 1 #9: Dyed In His Hue · 6 mentions · 29 November 1974
    “Bodhidharma went to China from India.”
  128. The Way of Tao, Volume 1 #13: Death of the ego and the entrance into the mystery · 6 mentions · 23 July 1971
    “Bodhidharma was preparing to return after working for ten years in China.”
  129. The Wisdom of the Sands, Vol 2 #8: Easy is the Flow · 6 mentions · 9 March 1978
    “Bodhidharma had a great beard, and Zen people, Zen Masters, give their disciples this koan to meditate on: Why does Bodhidharma have no beard?”
  130. Ek Omkar Satnam #4 · 6 mentions · 24 November 1974
    “Bodhidharma was a unique monk.”
  131. Geeta Darshan Vol. 18 #4 · 6 mentions
    “Bodhidharma went to China.”
  132. Jyun Tha Tyun Thaharaya #2 · 6 mentions · 12 September 1980
    “Bodhidharma—one of Buddha’s supreme disciples; not a contemporary, he came a thousand years later, yet one of the supreme disciples—sat facing a wall for nine years.”
  133. Kano Suni So Juth Sab #6 · 6 mentions · 16 July 1977
    “Bodhidharma also says there is no path.”
  134. Maha Geeta #37 · 6 mentions · 17 November 1976
    “When Bodhidharma went to China — a great Buddhist bhikkhu!”
  135. Mahaveer Vani #34 · 6 mentions · 19 September 1972
    “Bodhidharma went from India to China and for nine years faced the wall, turning his back to people.”
  136. Sahaj Yog #2 · 6 mentions · 22 November 1978
    “In fact, tea was discovered by Bodhidharma—a Buddhist monk, not a small one, a monk of Buddha’s caliber.”
  137. Santo Magan Bhaya Man Mera #17 · 6 mentions · 28 May 1978
    “When Bodhidharma went to China, Emperor Wu said, “What is the fruit of my merit?”
  138. Saravsar Upanishad #1 · 6 mentions · 8 January 1972
    “Bodhidharma went from India to China… fourteen hundred years ago; his disciple Huineng lived for years with Bodhidharma.”
  139. Tao Upanishad #103 · 6 mentions · 4 February 1975
    “Bodhidharma was asked by the Emperor of China, “Who are you?””
  140. Tao Upanishad #34 · 6 mentions · 17 April 1972
    “When Emperor Wu of China asked Bodhidharma, “Who are you?””
  141. And Now, And Here #10: Religion is a Search for Meditation · 5 mentions · 1 August 1970
    “It is named after an Indian mystic, Bodhidharma.”
  142. Come Follow To You, Vol 1 #10: Moving towards Christhood · 5 mentions · 30 October 1975
    “When Bodhidharma became enlightened he was sitting near a wall, his back to the wall.”
  143. Ecstasy - The Forgotten Language #2: Sannyas: the radical revolution · 5 mentions · 12 December 1976
    “When Bodhidharma reached China and the emperor received him, the emperor asked one thing: "I have done many meritorious acts.”
  144. Glimpses of a Golden Childhood #6 · 5 mentions
    “I say it on authority -- on my own authority, of course -- that Bodhidharma, if he had known the expression, would have said to Emperor Wu of China, "You sonofabitch!”
  145. Om Mani Padme Hum #3: This place is for innocence · 5 mentions · 22 December 1987
    “Bodhidharma remained in China for fourteen years.”
  146. Take It Easy, Vol 1 #7: The Whiskers of the Pebble · 5 mentions · 17 April 1978
    “Bodhidharma, Buddha's disciple, was a third kind.”
  147. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 2 #10: The law -- ancient and inexhaustible · 5 mentions · 10 July 1979
    “One of the greatest Buddhist masters, Bodhidharma, discovered tea.”
  148. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 8 #8: Out of chaos stars are born · 5 mentions · 28 December 1979
    “When Bodhidharma, the great mystic, reached China, the emperor of China had come to welcome him on the border; with thousands of people he had come to receive the great mystic.”
  149. The Grass Grows By Itself #1: The Significance of Zen · 5 mentions · 21 February 1975
    “Bodhidharma saved him.”
  150. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #31: Release · 5 mentions · 17 August 1987
    “This is a special way of asking the question, "What is the true meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the West?"”

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