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Bodhidharma, also known as Daruma, is one of the founders of Chan Buddhism (Zen). He is believed to be from South India and is venerated as the 'First Patriarch of Chan in the East'. His life story is largely mythologized, and his exact birth and death dates are unknown.

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“Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either.”

Mind Mean Body Evil Awareness Mind And Body

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.”

Evil Results Blessing Deeds Hardship Good Deeds Kind Deeds

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”

Mind Passion Three Evil Anger Infinite Greed Ignorant Poison Delusion Rooted Affliction Dharma Ignorant Masses

Author:Bodhidharma

“Worship means reverence and humility. It means revering your real self and humbling delusions. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbor good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it's worship. Such form is its real form.”

Ifs Mean Real Self Shows Form Desire Evil Humility Worship Delusion Reverence Wipe Harbors Good Thoughts Humbling Real Self

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn't exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn't wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.”

Persons Stills Wisdom Fall Evil Darkness Hell Wise Empty Deeds Karma Endless Commit Release Emptiness Sinner Conception No Hope Bad Karma

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.”

Men Evil Bears Fruit Deeds

Author:Bodhidharma

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