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Hajime Nakamura

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Ch’an and mysticism in later times

Japanese Journal of Religious Studies November 1, 1985 Hajime Nakamura

Hajime the practice of C h !an was brought to China by the South Indian monk Bodhidharma.He was the third prince of the King of Gandhakutl, studied under and adopted the tradition of Prajftatara, and at sixteen years of age took the sea route to China, arriving around 470 at the Southern border of the Sung.He appears to have journeyed to Wei before 516.According to the legend, upon being...