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Category: Buddhist History
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Introduction The term Buddha, meaning “awakened one,” denotes an individual who has attained bodhi (awakening) and consequently transcended the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra). While many spiritual beings in Buddhist tradition achieve liberation, the title Buddha is reserved for those rare beings who discover and teach the path to awakening independently, without relying on…
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Introduction Bodhidharma, an Indian monk traditionally regarded as the first patriarch of the Chinese Chan (Zen) tradition, is a semi-legendary figure whose biography is intertwined with myth, doctrine, and symbolism. Revered as the 28th patriarch in an unbroken line of transmission from the historical Buddha, Bodhidharma is said to have brought a distinct form of…
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