- Batuo
:"There were two Indian Buddhist masters named Buddhabhadra in China during the 5th century CE. This article is about the Shaolin abbot."
The
India ndhyana master Buddhabhadra (zh-cp |c=跋陀 |p=Bátuó) was the first abbot ofShaolin Monastery .Harvcolnb|Broughton|1999|p=109]"Former Worthies Gather at the Mount Shuang-feng Stūpa and Each Talks of the Dark Principle" contains the following reference to him:
Dhyana Master Buddha says: "The extreme principle is wordless. The sagely mind is unimpeded." Harvcol|Broughton|1999|p=108
According to the Deng Feng County Recording ("Deng Feng Xian Zhi"), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE and preached Nikaya (小乘) Buddhism for thirty years. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order ofEmperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei for Batuo's preaching. [ [http://www.easternmartialarts.com/kungfu_history.htm Kungfu History at EasternMartialArts.com] ]Notes
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