Bodhidharma says that seeing your nature is the key to understanding the mind itself is the Buddha. He says that studying sutras or clinging to ideas is useless if you already see your true self, and he points out that reason and practice are the two real paths.
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Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk, best known for The Zen teaching of Bodhidharma.
Quick Facts About Bodhidharma
Born
November 30, 0482
Died
November 30, 0539
Profession
Buddhist Monk
Notable works
The Zen teaching of Bodhidharma
About Bodhidharma
He is also popularly regarded as the founder of Shaolin kung fu, an idea that became well known in the 20th century but is based on the 17th‑century Yijin Jing and the Daoist practice of daoyin gymnastics associated with him.
