Origins of tea: Bodhidharma

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Here’s one way of looking at the origin of tea as told in the story of Bodhidharma, a meditation master from the 5th/6th century.

Bodhidharma’s Rebirth

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The discovery of Bodhidharma’s burial temple in China has recently unearthed information about him.

The Legendary Bodhidharma

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Bodhidharma was an Indian Buddhist monk who traveled from India to China in the 5th century AD and propagated Mahayana Buddhism in China, which in China came to be known as Chan Buddhism.