Bodhidharma: the Mysterious Indian Prince Behind Kung-Fu and Zen

Bodhidharma is a fascinating historical figure -- his life is shrouded in mystery, and much of it has to be pieced together from a fragmented mix of sources, some contemporary, some written many centuries after his death in 528CE. However, there is no denying that he played a significant part in creating what we now know as "Kung Fu," and that he propagated Zen Buddhism in the East.
Today, we're diving into Bodhidharma's incredible legacy. Enjoy!
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Academic research conducted by Shafaque Rahman
/ shafaque10

[@eucenor4171]

i love these videos where i can clarify and filter facts from myths. i had heard a lot about bodhi dharma but only now i understand whats factual and what isnt.

[@OddCompass]

Thanks! I really appreciate that you see my efforts to separate the mythical aspects from the factual aspects.

[@killadi2819]

​@@OddCompass Indians ! Indians ! Indians ! whatever they speak are facts ! facts ! facts :D This is why they are treated good in foreign countries hehe name some countries or atleast one country that India invaded. i'll name countries that Tamil invaded and conquired. we Tamils compare our life and war achievements with countries like China, Russia, America etc. India lost to China in war(chinese didn't touch Tamil territory), India was ruled by muslims for 600 years (except Tamil territory) and i can say a lot. wait, India has no got no history of invading a country but Tamils invaded many countries and ruled them for ex- Thailand etc. Indian army got defeated and humiliated by Tamil Tigers in EELAM war which was a big black mark to India to this day like Vietnam war for America. what kinda nonsense are you talking above son? Bhodhidharmar was and for always is a Tamil Prince, son

[@himanshusingh-st7xi]

@@killadi2819 ayenger ka chodda 🤡

[@badmashdogesh3939]

Kung fu originated in China 4000 years ago during Xia dynasty. Boddhidharma only taught to master kung fu with power of chi. He didn't brought kung fu to China. Concept of kung fu already existed in China before him. Source: Hindutan Times, Wikipedia, Time magazine, British Encyclopedia.. Atleast do some research. You ppl love to believe in any fairytale told to you by any random person on internet. You'll believe anything wdout fact checking.

[@DarkMatter-br6zb]

​@@killadi2819mughals reached tamilnadu too .

[@bharath2508]

Many from kanchipuram don't know about bodhidharma. This channel gives more info about Indian history than our school textbooks.

[@pagangod_Infinity]

Many from Kanchi may not even know about Kanchi's history throughout history or much about Tamil history, let alone knowing about BhodhiDharma or him being a Pallava Prince !

[@shivashankar-xy8zm]

Buddhism started dying in TN after 12th century.. pallavas supported and gave a green signal for Buddhism , not every king followed it.

[@pagangod_Infinity]

@@faggotkiller-99 I 👍 your comments. For all of us and the majority of the world watches KZbin for FREE (unless you pay for KZbin premium) and of course we pay for Internet connection & smart devices. The video makers take effort 👌 to make the video, whether as a hobby, professional, or making money(via ads & views money from KZbin) that's okay. At least these video makers aren't like corrupt politicians & BURUCREATS & corrupt govts !

[@vh4990]

DISGUSTING, how could anyone make money to LIVE! What next, he pays BILLS too!?

[@understanding.everything]

He is from Andhra Pradesh so he should be promoted telling our Indian history ❤❤

[@samwrought5650]

I see so many similarities between my people’s martial arts in Cambodia 🇰🇭 and Indian Kalaripayattu 🇮🇳 and Sinhalese Angoporum 🇱🇰. Thanks again to your holiness Bodhidharma, India.

[@saikatsaha4122]

Back then our people used to go and trade with your people

[@Ranmano865]

Im a Tamil but is Cambodian martial art not closley related to Muay Thai from Thailand?

[@samwrought5650]

@@Ranmano865 that’s a very good question, I was referring to Cambodian Bokator and Yuthakun Khom which are ancient forms of martial arts in Cambodia they were basically martial arts rooted in nature and warfare. It predates the boxing forms found in Southeast Asia. If you go to Thailand it’s Muay Thai, Laos Muay Lao, Burma Lethwei, Cambodia Pradal Serey (which means free form fighting). That ring fighting style you see in Thailand or any Southeast Asian country is a modern boxing form, can’t say who really invented it more research is needed, everybody in these countries practices it

[@CJ-ud8nf]

*Kalaripayattu is the traditional martial art of Keralam.❤*

[@vanisridhar5509]

@@CJ-ud8nf Cheralam 🔥🔥

[@kopashamsu9913]

There are tumbling Japanese dolls called "Daruma" (だるま/達磨) that can be found in Japan everywhere (even) today. "Daruma" is basically a Japanese pronunciation of the word "Dharma" (धर्म), which actually refers to the name Bodhi-Dharma (बोधि-धर्म). The Daruma doll has a face of an angry man with thick mustache and beard, who doesn't topple when pushed.

[@ridhamatri9447]

It's also mentioned in Doraemon.

[@Neha-hr9fh]

Dude I want that doll !

[@wkmt_xiu]

And there’s a game called “Daruma san ga koronnda(Mr Dharma has fallen down)” which is the same as green light red light in squid game

[@ashyouknow7420]

@@ridhamatri9447 Darumaka

[@harveyspecter111]

mentioned in the video. if you had cared to watch it....

[@phoenixj1299]

Bodhidharma literally wrote books on martial arts. Also in Shaolin temple, there are paintings of Bodhidharma teaching martial arts.

[@luxinvictus9018]

yeah? name one. Because one single Google search will show that only one book is directly attributed to him, and it's on meditation. The rest, attributed much later, seem to have the works of other philosophers as well and are on theology. So yeah...so much from critical thinking. But then, what can we expect these days.

[@phoenixj1299]

@@luxinvictus9018 You didn't perform proper research. Read yi jin jing by Bodhidharma. That is the foundation of Shaolin kungfu. Martial aspect is a part of siddha traditions of India. Paintings in Shaolin temple clearly shows Bodhidharma teaching martial arts as well. In China Martial arts are most attributed to Bodhi dharma. Look at Chinese movies. Bodi dharma is associated with the creation of Kungfu. They focus on that more. Don't comment without doing basic research. It's immature.

[@rahasya9527]

@@phoenixj1299 LMAO. The guy does one google search and thinks he knows everything. Good job putting him in his place.

[@MuShinMartialCulture]

Bodhi dharma did not write that....

[@phoenixj1299]

@@MuShinMartialCulture Bodhi dharm contributed to the content in that book which is the base for kungfu. He also taught moves based on animals which is the base for 5 animal styles for kungfu.

[@cinema6444]

its crazy how indian influence is underrated. i had known daruma dolls for so long (due to anime) without knowing its based on indian monk. just checked wikipedia.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

It's not underrated. Everybody in Asia knows about Indian cultural influence. It's people outside of Asia who don't know much about how India (and China) are the mothers of Eastern civilisation in the way Greece and Rome are the mothers of Western civilisation.

[@words007]

​@@user-jt3dw6vv4xit's present day india where all of eastern civilisation origin can be traced to all the gods real or not their existence is recognised by historical artifacts present. All the enemies from islamic nations few from Greek couldn't wipe Hinduism.😅

[@StarPlanet56789]

Not indian influence. It's people like you live in denial. It's Tamil. Tamil's are the original inhabitants of India

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@words007 You being stupid about China. Chinese homegrown Taoism existed before arrival of Buddhism. Chinese local folk beliefs including much earlier monotheistic belief once practiced.

[@sid.469]

And what happened to buddhism in India?

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

I'm a practitioner of Kalaripayattu, and my teachers do believe that Boddhidharma practiced the martial art and later brought it to china and influenced Shaolin Kung-Fu

[@HarekrishnaAyclan]

😂😂 so u mean to say malaylees has invented the kalaripayittru

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

@@HarekrishnaAyclan I mean it did come from Kerala but there are forms of Kalari in other parts of South India with their own styles

[@HarekrishnaAyclan]

@@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an first everything has invented by Tamil people. Mallus can’t claim even Kerala had been ruled by mallus. It’s Tamil people land it was. Not the government made it separate state. I am not making any hate. But this true. I have seen a mallus who r claiming Chera is Malayalee😂😂😂

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

i genuinely dont understand what you're talking about. Tamil and Malayalam are obviously related, that doens't make them the same. @@HarekrishnaAyclan

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

besides, I'm an Assamese, not a tamil or a malayali, or a tulu for that matter.

[@ashutoshk7]

The Himalayas have something magical in it which led to the best development of spirituality and philosophy which is seen no where else. India is just simply great ❤

[@meenapandey1473]

First Yogi🙏

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Himalayas ... the birthplace of Buddha ? "India" didn't exist yet ... for the Indian subcontinent was composed of different kingdoms .

[@meenapandey1473]

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 From ancient time the land including Nepal Bhutan Pakistan Bangladesh Afganistan Myanmar and some part of Tibet were called Aryavart(nobel man's place), Bharatvarsha etc. India came from (Sindh then hindu then indu then India). So Lord Buddha is a Indian(Bhartiya).

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

@@meenapandey1473 In other words ... "Indian" is a Nationality and not an ethnicity .

[@meenapandey1473]

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Indian is a nationality I agree but the people who were born in this place should also be called or refered or considered as Indian or Bhartiya.

[@xxibmeiji]

I thought it was well known, but then again not everyone is a Buddhist. Atisa is a Bengali Indian Monk who founded the Vajrayana Tibetan School of Buddhism. Chandragomin worked on Nagarjuna's work and expanded it to the east. Nagarjuna is one of the most prominent Buddhist philosopher. He is the one who discussed and wrote about the philosophy of emptiness.

[@pagangod_Infinity]

No offense. So why didn't the Bengali Indian Monk travel to China, Japan & Korea and establish the ZEN in Asia ?. BhodhiDharma is not just a Zen master, he was also a Ancient Tamil Martial Arts master and a PRINCE in the TAMIL PALLAVA KINGDOM, which means he is most capable, intelligent, Princely, wise, Martial arts skills, Influence, etc., and the FACT is it's BODIDHARMA who taught & skilled the Chinese, Japanese & Koreans. And it's the TAMIL KINGS & THEIR DESCENDANTS WHO WERE WELL ESTABLISHED & IN POWER & INFLUENCIAL IN ALL OF ASIA AND WERE VERY POWERFUL IN INDIAN OCEAN & BAY OF BENGAL(VANGALA VIRIKUDA in Tamil). SO just accept the TRUTH, REALITY & PAST HISTORY. The Tamils are elder brothers to all of Aganda India & Indians. And why are you so cringy to accept your ancient Tamil big brothers.

[@xxibmeiji]

My fellow brethren why are you trying to argue with me? I was just mentioning how every practicing Buddhist knew about Bodhidharma. I mentioned Atisa and Chandragomin because he missed them out. He also missed out on Nagarjuna and he's from Southern India aswell. I wouldn't usually reply to someone who's being all chauvinistic and egoistical but you're just being rude to everybody here. A bhikku renounces everything when he becomes a monk, Bodhidharma renounced his titles and past to preach Buddha's ideology and his wisdom to the people far and abroad. And as for your answer, Atisa did travel to Tibet and further east. Just like Bodhidharma and Siddhartha Gautama he was born to royalty and denounced his identity to preach morality and Buddhist ideology. He was also known to Sri Raja Raja's son Rajendra and was brought back to India from Srivijaya during the Tamil conquest. I am not renouncing Tamilians and their history but being chauvinistic wouldn't help you in anyway, it makes you look like a clown. Tamils are one of the oldest and most influential communities in the subcontinent. I am always proud of them as much as I am proud of my own ethnicity and other Indic people. FYI it's always the cringe tamil people who reject their history and contributions and try to create a rift with the 'us vs them' narrative. Sorry dude but grow up. Be proud of your heritage and identity but there's no reason for you to be rude to others. Your ancestors didn't do it so why are you? @@pagangod_Infinity

[@md.raihansikder9467]

​@@pagangod_InfinityBikrampur, the most probable place for Atiśa's birthplace, was the capital of the Pala Empire as it was of the ancient kingdoms of southeast Bengal. Though the city's exact location is not certain, it presently lies in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh, and continues to be celebrated as an early center of Buddhist cultural, academic, and political life. Similar to Gautama Buddha, Atiśa was born into royalty. His father was a king known as Kalyanachandra and his mother was Shri Prabhavati. Raja Srichandra of Chandra dynasty was his grandfather. One of three royal brothers, Atiśa went by the name of Candragarbha during the first part of his life. According to Tibetan sources, Atiśa was ordained into the Mahāsāṃghika lineage at the age of twenty-eight by the Abbot Śīlarakṣita and studied almost all Buddhist and non-Buddhist schools of his time, including teachings from Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Tantric Hinduism and other practices. He also studied the sixty-four kinds of art, the art of music and the art of logic and accomplished these studies until the age of twenty-two. Among the many Buddhist lineages he studied, practised and transmitted the three main lineages were the Lineage of the Profound Action transmitted by Asaṅga and Vasubandhu, the Lineage of Profound View transmitted by Nagarjuna and Candrakīrti, and the Lineage of Profound Experience transmitted by Tilopa and Naropa. It is said that Atiśa had more than 150 teachers, but one key one was Dharmakīrtiśrī. Another notable teacher of his during his time at Vikramashila was Ratnākaraśānti. Tibetan sources assert that Atiśa spent 12 years in Sumatra of the Srivijaya empire and he returned to India in 1025 CE which was also the same year when Rajendra Chola I of the Chola dynasty invaded Sumatra. Atiśa returned to India. Once back, the increasingly knowledgeable monk received much attention for his teachings and skills in debate and philosophy. On three separate occasions, the monk Atiśa was acclaimed for defeating non-Buddhist extremists in debate. When he came into contact with what he perceived to be a misled or deteriorating form of Buddhism he would quickly and effectively implement reforms. Soon enough he was appointed to the position of steward, or abbot, at Vikramashila which was established by Emperor Dharmapala. He is also said to have "nourished" Odantapuri. Atiśa's return from Suvarnabhumi, where he had been studying with Dharmakīrtiśrī, and his rise to prominence in India coincided with a flourishing of Buddhist culture and the practice of Buddhism in the region, and in many ways Atiśa's influence contributed to these developments. According to traditional narratives, King Langdarma had suppressed Buddhism's teachings and persecuted its followers for over seventy years. According to the Blue Annals, a new king of Guge by the name of Yeshe-Ö sent his academic followers to learn and translate some of the Sanskrit Buddhist texts. Among these academics was Naktso, who was eventually sent to Vikramashila to study Sanskrit and plead with Atiśa to come teach the Dharma in his homeland. Travelling with Naktso and Gya Lōtsawa, Atiśa journeyed through Nepal on his way to Tolung, the capital of the Purang Kingdom. (Gya Lōtsawa died before reaching Tolung.) On his way, he is said to have met Marpa Lōtsawa. He spent three years in Tolung and compiled his teachings into his most influential scholarly work, Bodhipathapradīpa, or Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. The short text, in sixty-seven verses, lays out the entire Buddhist path in terms of the three vehicles: Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna, and became the model for subsequent texts in the genre of Lamrim (lam rim), or the Stages of the Path, and was specifically the basis for Tsongkhapa's Lamrim writings. Here Atiśa met Dromtön, or Dromtonpa, who would become his primary disciple, regarded as both an enforcer of later propagation ethical standards and a holder of Atiśa's tantric lineage. According to Jamgon Kongtrul, when Atiśa discovered the store of Sanskrit texts at Pekar Kordzoling, the library of Samye, "he said that the degree to which the Vajrayana had spread in Tibet was unparalleled, even in India. After saying this, he reverently folded his hands and praised the great dharma kings, translators, and panditas of the previous centuries." His books include: Bodhipathapradīpa (Wylie: byang chub lam gyi sgron ma) Bodhipathapradipapanjikanama (his own commentary of Wylie: byang chub lam gyi sgron ma) Charyasamgrahapradipa contains some kirtan verses composed by Atiśa. SatyadvayavataraBodhisattvamanyavaliMadhyamakaratnapradipaMahayanapathasadhanasangrahaShiksasamuccaya AbhisamyaPrajnaparamitapindarthapradipaEkavirasadhanaVimalaratnalekha, a Sanskrit letter to Nayapala, king of Magadha.

[@Mrityormokshiya]

@@pagangod_Infinity Sorry, was this a competition? All the OP said was that Atisa Dipankar, Nagarjuna etc. were great figures in Buddhism who were from India as well, whose philosophies are key to Buddhism practiced in the world.

[@ishanbajpai6940]

​@@pagangod_InfinityLast I checked Buddha was not a Tamil nor was Magadha in Tamil Nadu.

[@mylesjude233]

Lastly, also you could cover the history of magic in India and how it influenced western magicians like Harry Houdini and famous indian magicians like X-Ray eyes Kuda Bux and Gogia Pasha ( who pretended to be Egyptian).

[@otterlyawesome8850]

Do you have links/research leads for this. This sounds awesome and I'm very curious about this! Thanks in advance!

[@mylesjude233]

@@otterlyawesome8850 Look for articles discussing Zubrzychi book Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic.

[@somdattamajumdar889]

Yes please, post some links for further reading!

[@Booren]

Souds like bullshit

[@munisswaran8897]

They use Yakshinis

[@MuhammadJasoor]

I am from area near to Kanchipuram and never knew a lot about Bodhidharma 's relation with Japan and S.Korea. We Tamils know him as a pallava prince who travelled to the North and we also know about the claims that he propagated Martial arts in China, but that Japan thing was totally new to me!

[@Lionoftruth7]

Indian philosophy and gurus influenced all of Asia and some middle eastern areas without ever fighting only peace and love 👍🏼🫡 respect from Japan 🇯🇵. Before invaders looted india to third world poverty it was a very advance wealthy nation in Ancient times and had about 25% share of world gdp and trade .

[@badmashdogesh3939]

Middle Eastern ppl influenced India not other way around. The dressing styles and customs u follow are given by them.

[@reekreason2082]

@@badmashdogesh3939lol stop lying, the arabs stole our number system & accounting concepts, even the Quran uses Indian numerical systems, arabs were invaders who came to India to steal our great wealth. Stop spreading madrassa information 😂

[@mrwriter8127]

​@@badmashdogesh3939 no shit Middleeastren people have never influenced anybody instead they have stole things like Hindu numerical and algebra and other things and named it theres

[@GhettoMonk108]

❤🙏🏽

[@Lionoftruth7]

@@badmashdogesh3939 every area in the world left some influence on other areas . Just like modern japan technology has influence in the world and Indian ancient philosophy and teachings . Middle East also has influence in the world they had big empires in ancient times before Islam .

[@ganeshwarsekhri2810]

I'm a hindu practitioner of gatka a martial arts from punjab.most people think that only sikh do gatka and not hindus.nowadays less and less people are coming to learn gatka and there are only a few hindu akhadas left.I want this art form to thrive and revive the lost glory of hindus in punjab.also ihv uploaded videos of gatka on my channel

[@camd9886]

I just watched the video on your channel, bro was a one man army haha

[@ganeshwarsekhri2810]

@@camd9886 heck yea💀💀☠️

[@camd9886]

@@ganeshwarsekhri2810 I am travelling to India later this year hoping to learn Hindi. Maybe I'll learn how to do stuff like this as well haha

[@ganeshwarsekhri2810]

@@camd9886 why dont you travel to amritsar and see this martial Arts irl in my akhada(gatka learning centre) you can learn it aswell we teach it for free though the only condition is that you must be a hindu and have indian ancestory

[@camd9886]

@@ganeshwarsekhri2810 unfortunately my brother I would not be able to do that as I am neither Hindu or Indian

[@sri_vaishnava_sangam]

Thank you so much for showing us the great extent of influence that Ancient India had on the rest of the world. Wished our textbooks could have done the same. Keep doing the good work

[@pagangod_Infinity]

The Indian educational text books DIDN'T have them written & taught in schools . Mainly thanks to INDIANS & INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM FIR SUPRESSING INDIA'S OWN GREATNESS. AND also Suppressed earlier because it shows SINDIANS & TAMIL people & culture's great achievements and India in the past was mostly consumed with imparting Indians wuth eduction on MUGHALS & BRITISH & OTHER COLONIAL Empires greatness and about ASHOKA, MAURYA GUPTA, ETC., and about SINDIAN culture's & kingdom's learning and awareness was deliberately hidden and suppressed. Now in the age of internet & IT & informed world everything & everyone is connected in Web & KZbin & instantly which is good for the TRUTH TO BE TOLD & OUT IN OPEN FIR EVERYONE TO SEE😅😊

[@justsomeguywithasmolmustac9476]

Nah our textbooks will only teach about Mughals, British rule in India, and French Revolution which have nothing to do with Ancient Indian History.

[@badmashdogesh3939]

@@pagangod_Infinity You must know that Kung fu originated in China 4000 years ago during Xia dynasty. Boddhidharma only taught to master kung fu with power of chi. He didn't brought kung fu to China. Concept of kung fu already existed in China before him. Source: Hindutan Times, Wikipedia, Time magazine, British Encyclopedia.. Plz do some research. Don't believe anything wdout fact checking.

[@pagangod_Infinity]

@badmashdogesh3939 Are you another NINDIA wala from your name title, want a tit-for-tat ? So your sources are British encyclopedia, Times magazine & some stupid magazines, they are always SCEWED & western authoritative mindless impositions of UNTRUTH. So you accept BodhiDharma ONLY introduced innovation of fusion of Martial Arts+Varma Arts+Meditative Arts mixed together to form a powerful Buddhist Monk Martial Arts styles. Why do the historic Chinese texts, Japanese texts, etc., bother give importance & and honour this SIndian Monk BodhiDharma or Daruma if he is insignificant/unimportant/irrelevant. Every humans in all cultures ^ from HomoSapiens times can fight/kill/defend/offend in their own raw way of human fights, same would be true for the Chinese Kingdom's & Tribes. DARUMA had brought classical SINDIAN Martial Arts, Varma/Marma Skill styles & training Chinese Monks to become Strong Bodied, Strong Minded, Strong & Suffisticated Martial & Varma Arts skills. This is like PATENT in today's terminology & it's owned & Royaltied by/to BodhiDharma 😃

[@pratikshinde7979]

​@@badmashdogesh3939still u can say he is one of founding member of kung fu .

[@karatecombatekan]

Bodhidharma is more famous in japan than in india itself believe or not (they call him daruma over there ) by the way this is the most complete short video i've ever seen about bodhidharma This master definitely impacted the history of martial arts

[@sid.469]

Buddhism has given so much to this world yet we don't follow Buddhism

[@pmaragathavel]

True, because of Indian government don't like world to know of Southern facts and history,..

[@shivamgusain5185]

​@@pmaragathavelit's bcz of shitty congress.

[@berserk9085]

​@@shivamgusain5185First Sources claim that he was an Persian from Central Asia.

[@shivamgusain5185]

@@berserk9085 what does that has to do with my comment?

[@sgcars]

Bodhidharma actually preached Advaita which was kind of the mainstream religion during his time around his area, and especially Kancheepura. Zen which is a Japanese word comes from Chinese Chan which in turn comes from Sanskrit Dhyana. His Advatic system of one pointed consciousness and his later conversion to Buddhism in North India created a new meditative practise and philosohy. This is what later became Chan / Zen after borrowing influences from Chinese Tao and other philosophies.

[@pagangod_Infinity]

First of all, there is no word called SANSKRIT, you idiot. The actual word since ancient times is SAMASKRUTHAM. This is again a branch of Tamil. Did you borrow the cooked up word SANSKRIT from English? And here again, you want to discredit the works from BodhiDharma. The main abd key theme of the video is Martial Arts-Varma Arts-Meditation all three infused innovative methods that DARUMA taught the Chinese Monks & Japanese and the wider Asian. Please do your own separate videos on other theories to dispute or change history.

[@meenapandey1473]

Advaita is not religion so please stop dividing our bhartiya culture!! Advaita is just a school of thought out of many. Which we call Buddhism is also a school of thought. And when muslims came they used a word "hindu" which means the one who is not a Muslim. So geographically or historically in India there are only two type of people muslims and hindu. And hindu society contains many schools of thought. But Britishers did social subversion with Ideological Subversion and congress continued it😢.so they distorted all real meanings of word even the word "Dharma" means (responsibility,duty, Righteousness) not religion!!

[@sgcars]

@meenapandey1473 I agree. Advaita is not even a dharma. It is a darshana. A philosophy. What I meant to say is that Advaita was a mainstream religion then.

[@arahul4045]

​@@meenapandey1473It has all rights to be called a religion on its own as it's very different from other schools of thought. And stop spreading this fake propaganda of 'unity/respect among various schools' in ancient India. There were very big clashes among various schools in ancient India. Vaishnavism and Shaivism literally fought. There is a long history of Vaishnavism and Shaivism clash in Tamil Nadu. They did not even consider each other as equals, and thought of each other to be of a different caste. Shaivist kings from Bengal also ordered invasion on Buddhists schools like the great Nalanda (wayy before the Arabic invasion). The attack on Nalanda by Bengali Shaivite kings was one of the main reasons for the decline of Buddhism in India.

[@meenapandey1473]

@@arahul4045 Chal nikal librandu angrejon ke propaganda men pade ho to ismen hamari koi galti nahi hai. Jake Social Subversion pe lecture dekho. Ho sakta hai tumhare Dimag ko decolonize karne men madad mile.

[@nivethasuresh9259]

தமிழ்நாட்டின் பெருமையை உலகறிய செய்ததற்கு நன்றி!!

[@pokemonitishere202]

బోధిధర్మ పుట్టింది ఆంధ్రాలో. పల్లవులు ఆంధ్రా నుండి వచ్చి తమిళనాడులో స్థిరపడిన రాజులు

[@whoops0]

​​@@pokemonitishere202bruh😂... Pallava kings are literally Tamil kings... Lol Pallava kings are tamils who ruled andhra

[@pokemonitishere202]

@@whoops0 Saying pallavas are tamil kings is like claiming Cholas as Telugu kings who ruled tamil nadu 😂. Bruh! Pallavas are feudatories of Andhra Satavahanas literally hailing from Andhra. Just because renati cholas learn Telugu & patronize Telugu doesn't mean they are Telugus just like pallavas patronized tamil doesn't mean they are tamils. There's no where it's stated that they are tamils except you tamils fake claiming them into your account. Even bodhidharma ancestry is of Telugu just like Karunanidhi & mk Stalin.

[@whoops0]

@@pokemonitishere202 First let me give you a map of Tamil speaking region of ancient times. Tholkaapiam, the 3rd sangam(300-500 BCE) literature grammar text says "Vadavengadam thenkumari ayidai Tamil koorum nallulagam" - meaning "Venkatahills in the North and Kumari in the South, are Tamil speaking region". And this territory is still consistent up until 13th century. Proof: Nannul: Gunakkadal(eastern sea), kumari, Kudagam(western sea), Vengadam(venkateshwara hills) enumnaangellaiyinirundh(the four directional territory has) Thamil kadal(the Tamil ocean). If you look carefully the Tamil speaking territory was consistent all the way from sangam age up untill the 13th century as per proofs. And now coming to the another sangam literature, Manimegalai(Contemporary to pallava dynasty). It tells a story where a Chola prince Ilandhiriyan, son of a Killivalavan a chola king. Killivalavan begot Ilandhiriyan marrying a Naga Queen, Pillivalai, daughter of Naga king Valaivanan of Manipallavam, a region in srilanka. This Ilandhiriyan is regarded as founder of Pallava dynasty. Who ruled the ancient Andhra and Thondai region of Thamilagam. Most of the characters in Manimegalai are Buddhist,and coincidentally Pallavas kings after Bodhidharman favoured and also spread budhism down till Srilanka. I can't say that Manimegalai is a cooked up story. It is a real life incident. This proof is more than enough to say that Pallavas have Tamil genealogy. Sanskrit or prakrit both has well differentiated scripts comparing to Tamil. According to you theory if Pallavas are telugus, using Sanskrit or telugu scripts are more easier and useful, but why did they use Tamil instead, especially the middle and the later pallavas. Simply because Tamil was Lingua franca there. Why didn't the early pallavas use Telugu scripts instead of Sanskrit/prakrit scripts. Oh wait, there was no telugu scripts at that time. If you are going to deny it proove it. Even pallavas architecture also resembles Tamil culture. I can't leave this without mentioning Mallapuram that's in Tamil Nadu, a pallavas architecture who used Tamil scripts. Yes, Pallavas served feudatories of Satavahanas and rose after satavahana's declined, but that doesn't make them Telugus. Pallava is sanskrit mean (Creeper/Branch). Pallava in Tamil means (Sprout/Branch). On overall Pallava means "Branch", and no one can deny this. Now, Pallava means Branch, but Branch of what? There are Branch of no one but of Cholas. There are many branches of Chola dynasty; Renati Cholas, Chalukya Cholas, Cholas of Srilanka, there were many branches of Cholas in Malaysia-Singapore conquest too. These are other branches of Cholas too who ruled various parts of Southern Indian subcontinent. Pallavas are one among the branches of Cholas with the patriarchal lineage with the mainland Cholas. In fact, Pallavas are earliest branch of Cholas considering there are contemporary with Manimegalai. With all these branches had their main branch in heart of Ancient Tamilagam. And coming to Bodhidharman. This person is again a Pallava prince. I already gave you enough proof that Pallavas are Tamils. And secondly, he was born in Kanchipuran, a region where Tamil is lingua franca of native people. And thirdly, he mastered Kalaripayittru, a Tamil martial art. Bodhidharman is belived to be the person who combined and improvised Silambam and Adimurai(both are Tamil martial art) into Kalaripayittru. Along with this, he also knows Varma Kalai, another Tamil art, that gives more importance to treating ailments by assessing pressure point. A prince in ancient Tamilagam os taught Aayakalaigal arubathinaangu in which those martial arts and medicine are one among them. He would definitely need a guru who teaches these stuffs that are origin to Tamil and it's culture. I as a gentle man placed my argument with proper proofs (MANIMEGALAI, THOLKAPIYAM, NANNU, MAAMALLAPURAM, VARIOUS ART FORMS, MEDICINE AND ARCHITECTURE, AND UNWAVERING PATRONIZATION OF TAMIL BY PALLAVAS, BRACHING FROM CHOLAS) And you on the other hand stated you argument with no supporting proof. And you are saying that we Tamils are fake claiming? Lol😂. Our belief regarding Pallavas are based on Ancient Literature pieces which are very consistent to the genealogy and cultural level. What are you telugus arguments based on? Insecurities? It is you guys who are fake claiming Pallavas and Bodhidharman as Telugu.

[@Lord.Dakshinamurthy]

But tn people are slaves now 👁️🔱

[@doeurksena6103]

Buddhi Dharma : 1 - in China he was called the "Red Beard Indian Yogi" and his first Chinese Patriarch was Huineng, and because the practical Chineses did not like to waste time sitting down and meditate under trees like the Indians so Buddhi Dharma invented a Technique of Meditation from Yoga which he called an "Active Meditation" (Kung Fu) for them; Buddhi Dharma's Core Teaching was "Dhyana" (Channā called by the Chineses) which means Means Yogic Meditation to attain a state of Samadhi or a state of No-Mind 2 - In the 12th century Dogen brought "Dhyana - Channā" to Japan and introduced "Dhyana - Channā - Zā Zen or Zen" to Japan in the form of the Sōtō school (Chinese: Ts'ao-tung).Buddhi Dharma is popularly know to every Japanese as "Dharuma". Kung Fu is known as Karate on the Islands of Okinawa was brought to Japan after the WWII...

[@kuppaimani8030]

By the way "karam" in Thamil means hand.

[@komedykingdom]

specially, white crane kung fu is the source of okinawa karate

[@human6729]

Waste time😂when they did that then only bodhidharma happens

[@no.1spectator39]

I can imagine bodhi dharma travelling across north western china with a Staff in his hand 😌🙏 Omm...🕉️

[@neunzehnvierundachtzig]

​@@IsraelYacob Buddhism and Hinduism are part of dharma. The concept of religion didn't exist in India before the British. Dharmic faiths are different ways of achieving moksha/Nirvana.

[@no.1spectator39]

​@@IsraelYacobOmmm is the universal sound of every Sanatani Dharma 🙏🏼

[@no.1spectator39]

@@IsraelYacob 🕉️

[@PehesaraStefanFernando]

In buddhism there is no devils,gods,heaven or hell. but hinduism do. And lord Buddha always critisized hinduism and jainism, like existence of maha brahma. Buddhism is way more different from hindu than you think.

[@sudarsanp1503]

Zen buddhism and Varmam preaching by Bodhi dharma are mentioned in a Tamil movie called 7am arivu(The seventh sense). Despite being an average grosser, the flashback portion explained an excellent story very similar to the one you said. But I defenitely find yours the most legitimate. Great work. I love your youtube channel.

[@Delllatitude7490]

More legitimate? Are you learning history from movies? History has many twists and turns. No one's version is "legitimate" it's just a version like many other versions he mentioned in the video. All of them tell their perspective of the truth sometimes mixed with deliberate lies. So no, there is no "legitimate" version of history unless you go back in time and verify for sure

[@sudarsanp1503]

@@Delllatitude7490 Yeah you are right But what I meant was his video is more reliable than the movie to get some perspectives about Bodhidharma

[@user_uuwi]

Propaganda movie 🤦‍♂️ போதிதர்மர் என்னும் பெயர் கூட தமிழ் பெயர் இல்லை , ஆனால் போதிதர்மரை தமிழராகா சித்தரித்துள்ளான் திராவிட்ஸ் கைக்கூழி சூரியா🤡 போதிதர்மர் ஒரு பல்லவர் , பல்லவ சாம்ராஜியமே 3 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் தான் சாத்தவாகன வந்தேறிகளாள் உருவானது, தமிழர் கலைகளை கற்று தேற்ந்தனர் அவர்கள் முதலில் பிராகிருதம் பேசினர்,சமனம்/பௌத்தம் போன்ற சமயவாதிகள் பின்னர் 6ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் நரசிம்மவர்ம பல்லவர் காலத்தில் தான் சைவத்தை தழுவிக்கொண்டு தமிழயே ஏற்று கொண்டனர் 😑 பல்லவர்கள் தமிழர் இல்லை 💯

[@user_uuwi]

@Delllatitude7490 💯🙂

[@BM-et3vb]

​@@user_uuwiநல்லவேளை...போதி தர்மர் தமிழரில்லை

[@Dosaskillz]

Congratulations on reaching 250,000 subscribers! That is such an impressive milestone, we are all so proud of your efforts to bring all these awesome topics to the fore. More than anything else, I really appreciate your steadfast dedication to objectivity, accuracy, and a commitment to research. It’s unfortunately so rare to find Indian history content creators who actually care about accuracy rather than pushing some political agenda.

[@nationbuilder1699]

you always add something new into my knowledge, one of the very few creators who still adds to my knowledge of history and understanding the past specially of india . Thank You

[@Dosaskillz]

This is fantastic, finally a comprehensive video that covers Bodhidharma in an objective, fun way. I can’t believe how much you improve your videos each time, I’m always impressed by how you iterate so well. The production quality, script, research, artwork, narration, etc. is as high-quality as it can get- it’s high-end professional grade, of the type you’d see on extremely well-produced TV shows. I had no idea that there was a plaque in Guangzhou marking the arrival of Bodhidharma, that is awesome.

[@pratyushsrivastava9867]

Actually Boddhidharma Practiced An Art Form Called - KALARIPAYYATU (mother of all martial arts),still practiced in some regions of India ,especially Kerela [even public faces like Vidyut Jamwal an Indian Actor and top 10 deadliest man on the planet not to mess with,and top 7 martial artist in the world,this humble being is a practitioner of KALARIPAYYATU,and thats how i know about this art form when i was young,fun fact he has started practitcing this since he was 3 years old ] 🙏❤🇮🇳

[@chandlerminh6230]

Kalaripayattu is only 500 years old. maximum 1000 years old. stop believing bullshit written on the internet.

[@19jjohn95]

@@chandlerminh6230 theres written evidence of it existing for 2200 years but alr mate keep yapping

[@thebestevertherewas]

@@chandlerminh6230 Exactly Stop believing in B.S Islam is only 1400 years old, all Religions are man-made.

[@RealAryanGupta]

​@@chandlerminh6230what a moronic statement...Cope harder👏

[@schoolkid1809]

fun fact is 😂 Before 400 to 500yrs back there's no Malayalam in this world.... We're the same clan 👥 "Kalarippayattru" 😂 is also one ☝️ of the Martial arts of Tamil Kingdom's ~ There's lot's of Martial arts 🥋 mentioned in Tamil ancient book's 📖 ....but most of them are Vanished ~ but nowadays Kerala people's 👥 Saved this oldest Martial art Kalarippayattru ❤

[@nikenethaji8393]

Love these videos. Odd Compass covers videos which require so much reading, research and review. He manages to touch upon on quite a few neat details in every video. This on top of the really well done graphics, sound effects and editing - makes this channel my goto for a dose of indian and asian history. I was brought up in Kanchi for around thirteen years and never heard of bodhi dharma till the 7 am arivu movie lol. Reinforces the need to make teachers and school goers aware of channels such this. Perhaps that could be made possible by reaching out to the social media accounts of popular educators/ education dept/ just content creators in general. Can imagine a lot of teachers being quite eager to play stuff like this in the classroom.

[@edwardhanson3664]

I've been practicing Yang style tai chi for 15 years. All I knew of martial arts started with Zhang Sanfeng about the time of Marco Polo's visit. All I knew of Bodhidharma was from Alan Watts. I appreciate the detail you have provided in the story. His story arc is much the same as Gautama.

[@Strider4Eons]

wow, Bodhidharma truly is a great person.. First time I am hearing him as an equal of Guatama. Yet, Buddha did teach his own version of spirituality after rejecting what other gurus were practicing at the time, just like Bodhidharma

[@kuldeepgaurav1419]

Yours is a very good channel. It's objective, does good research and your presentation has gotten only better with time. I heartily support your work. Congrats!

[@vamosabv]

Great stuff! Keep them coming. Would be nice if you can mention some of the research in the description or at least the materials used for the research.

[@AdityaRaj-ru9br]

Thanks for making this video I would love to share this it's amazing and very detailed and more importantly you showed the legacy of the legendary BodhiDharma

[@sumandutta4834]

The sad part is after Britishers left, the Indian government never took any interest in reviving the ancient martial arts form.

[@roverrinks]

Because britishers never left they left Britishers created party Congress to rule Indians.

[@malayalimgtowmonk]

who said so ? Our martial arts here in south are very much alive there are plenty of kalaris that practice our ancient martial artforms and our people are learning it

[@sumandutta4834]

@@malayalimgtowmonk What you are talking about is the work of local level enthusiasts. Compare to the national level push to internationalize Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Wushu, Kung-fu etc that earn their respective nations global soft power. How many people in India, let alone around the world, are aware of Kalaripayattu, Silambam, Thang-ta, Thoda, Gatka, Inbuan, Kuttu Varisai, Musti Yuddha, Pari-Khanda etc.? Why does India never come up in discussions on martial arts debates around the world? Why have East Asian nations come to be associated with martial arts, even though India is the birthplace of the discipline? Indian government never promoted Indian martial arts and left the field open for others to claim the discipline as their own.

[@bimalendusinha5702]

What are you saying? Our government kept alive the martial arts that British gave called sarkari babu martial arts.

[@Prash1c]

Amazing content as always, thank you! I've learned so much from you!

[@radheykumbhar5888]

Thank you sir for your time and research on my Nation's History, Golden Age and Influence on the world 🙏🙏 Your work is worth treasure 💐💐

[@vivaanreddy8771]

Finally recognition, India's soft power is growing

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Funny 🤭 Nowadays... every successful Martial Art practitioners and fighters uses non-Indian martial arts.

[@ridhamatri9447]

* Was growing. Ancient India was Giga Chad. Present India is rat.

[@vivaanreddy8771]

@@yavanshi sorry i didn't understand your question

[@iammealways1124]

​@@yavanshiBecause he learnt it from Indian gurus and influenced others. Our vedas and Puranas are the ultimate source for all types of knowledge from atoms to multiverse. We still preserve them in our heart of Bharat and are still practicing and teaching interested students. That's why we are proud to be born here as descendents of great legends, My clan itself is Lord Krishna clan Yadavas. We are unlimitedly grateful for living here in glory Bharat where gods and devas walked. We're proud because we are still carrying our ancestors'legacy in this chaotic world Where almost every person loses control and good pathin life. Our rishi wrote vedas by hearing the voice of supreme and said VEDAS ARE ETERNAL SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE, THEY MUST BE PRESERVED. We succeed in this but due to 1000 years constant Invasions we lost universities and vedic Sanskrit. But Bharat is reclaiming its past glory. I'm proud to be born here 😊❤

[@mylesjude233]

This looks like an awesome topic, can't wait to watch it.

[@rishi.girdhar]

Amazing video and high quality content in a short and crisp manner. Keep it up!

[@akshayjuwatkar54]

Thanks a lot Odd Compass Team for creating and sharing the video

[@krishnareddygudeti4723]

Thanks! Great video as always.

[@OddCompass]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-gf8hl5sw5k]

Thank you for bringing lesser know storiee from history. Love to watch your content.

[@sokikrong2649]

I found out about him back in my engineering days in kanchipuram (2010-11).

[@cal.5081]

Great video! Well researched and well put together with the visuals and sound effects. The Yi Jin Jing is the most important text for the internal martial arts. The principles are very practical and profound and all the authentic internal styles must adhere to them. Bodhidharma's teacher, Prajñatara, from whom he received the "transmission" and the mission to go to China, also had an amazing backstory as well.

[@karanpillai5539]

Great video! Your animation is getting better! What program(s) do you use to make these videos?

[@Khushi_R9]

Your channel should be made mandatory part of course in Indian Schools, much more informative than state-sponsored history textbooks they give out.

[@issacjetto668]

Bruh.....You've opened my eyes.....You've simplified world history for me.....Never stop what you do....Cheers!

[@ajaygovinds]

Loved the narrative style ❤..sooo captivating

[@Jerrel.A]

There is a Hong Kong film about Bodhidharma "Master of Zen" also known as "Bodhidharma" from 1994. As a military Bodhidharma mastered Kalaripayatt, the World's Oldest Martial Arts from Kerala, India.

[@whoops0]

Kerala? 😂 bruh!. He is literally from Kanchipuram!

[@zal5989]

​@@whoops0kalaripayatt is from Kerala...that's what the comment said

[@whoops0]

@@zal5989 It doesn't matter! How come you guys can claim someone else's identity? Kalaripayittru was practiced all over ancient Tamilagam. The word itself is found in sangam literature along with the forms... Kalaripayittru, silambam and Adimurai are not mutually exclusive martial art and fighting style. Silambam Adimurai and it's types make up Kalaripayittru in general. It was perfected in 2nd century. Did the present Kerala exist at that time? No! Did the malayalam exist at the time? No. Do anyone have proof that Kalaripayittru was originated in Kerala? No! But is there a proof that Kalaripayittru was practiced in entire Tamilagam? Yes. Was Kalaripayittru banned only in Kerala by British? No, it was banned in Tamilnadu too but along with Silambam and Adi murai, this proves that Kalaripayittru was practiced in TN too during British era.... Does Tamil literature, that's sangam literature talk about Kalaripayittru? Yes. Does any Malayalam literature Talk about Kalaripayittru? A Big NO. Because Malayalam itself perfect only after 15th century because they were using Tamil Vattezhuthu before 15th century. And now, can you prove that Kalaripayittru was SOLELY FROM KERALA? I'll wait for your answer!

[@SarathKumar-lf7uf]

​@@whoops0 well said

[@CJ-ud8nf]

​@@whoops0 nice try. These martial arts are only mentioned in sangam literatures which are from Cheralam/Keralam. Which is present day Kerala state in India. It is kerala's martial art. Tamizhagam is not one country ruled by one ruler. Pandyas and chollas can't claim Kerala's kalaripayattu.

[@user-sd6nx8ce4b]

It is quite sad that many don't know about this history, even people in India are unaware of it, there was even a kollywood fictional flm based on Bodhidharma

[@ITZ_ONLY_YOUR_HIMANSHU]

True

[@arjunsingh-du2tn]

Yeah coz after independence india's educational minister was abul kalam Azad now you can understand why they glorified mugals over everything....

[@Strider4Eons]

that moviee was horrrible

[@zayn-er9mo]

This channel deserves more subscribers and views.

[@sonamtshering194]

Quite informative and entertaining especially the part where the historical facts were presented

[@trueconsciousbliss]

I am from Kanchipuram. Sadly Bodhidharma is forgotten here.

[@adityadamanjodi]

thank you "ood compass" teaching us more about our history than our history books .. really thankful to you finally someone who does better research than our youtubers.. thank you very much love your content.... learned so much about bodhidharma master from south india ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@keystothetruth]

Jiu-Jitsu comes from the Ancient worldwide Vedic civilization centered around India as well. The word itself is a dead giveaway. Jiu-Jitsu is pronounced also Yu Yutsu in Japanese. A Yuyutsu is a fighter, a soldier in Ancient Samskrtam (Sanskrit).

[@teovu5557]

im japanese.....it is not pronounced Yu Yutsu..... It is a Ju sound... Ju(soft/flexible/gentle referring to joint locks and takedowns instead of strikes which is considered hard/rough) and Jutsu(which literally means technique)

[@shubhank5409]

Stop claiming everything bro, don't behave like muslims pls

[@HEAVENLY_DEM0N]

Thankyou for bringing these stories into highlight.

[@whoops0]

தமிழர்களின் பெருமையை உலகத்திற்கு சேர்த்தமைக்கு நன்றிகள் பல❤

[@cvs2k6]

Bodhi Dharma’s father was a Telugu king. Learn history. Mr aravam

[@whoops0]

@@cvs2k6 Haha funny. Bodhidharman is a Pallava prince. And Pallavas are Tamils. Show me one proof where Pallavas are portrayed as telugus. Go learn history Mr. Golti.

[@CJ-ud8nf]

​@@whoops0 pallavas are Telugu origin who ruled northern tamilnadu.

[@TheMANAS339]

Yes now u two start fighting. This lack of unity among eachother helped british ruled us for yrs and loot us. Stop with these state identities . When are you guys going to think as an indian???

[@joel12388]

Telugus don't have history before Vijayanagara Empire so no wonder they even claimed chola is Telugu.

[@rollsroyce4249]

It's great to know the birthplace of Yoga and Kung Fu marital arts is India!

[@dannystark7668]

And many more things

[@gabbar51ngh]

Highly doubt modern day Kung fu is similar to what Bodhidharma taught. Chinese changed it overtime and made it their own. It's like France taking credit for tennis because an older version of that sport inspired the English version which became the sport Tennis. Still crediting France with Tennis would be a reach. Similar to crediting Kung fu to Indians.

[@dannystark7668]

@@gabbar51ngh blah blah blah

[@gabbar51ngh]

@@dannystark7668 Why didn't kalaripayattu become world famous and successful like Kung fu then? Indians are quick to claim they're source of everything possible because in modern times they're unable to keep up with other countries or create anything new of much value.

[@skraskraa._.5371]

We have historical proof that Kung Fu started before Bodhidarma even came to China. That is because "Kung Fu" is a term for Chinese martial arts, and archeologists have found weapons like swords and spears in China a thousand years before Bodhidarma. If there are weapons, there must be martial arts. There were also diagrams of fighting and wrestling found in China hundreds of years before Bodhidarma.@@dannystark7668

[@keshavkk479]

Very matured and unbiased analysis and Elite classic visual and audio inputs.. This channel is really gold

[@Strider4Eons]

Unbiased? He's saying Bodhidharma did not invent Zen only cause the youtuber is half-Telugu. No need of Reddy/Nayak in this video too

[@keshavkk479]

@@Strider4Eons don't bring his origine, this is great work by him, if you feel offended or think you can do it better, make even more unbiased one of this quality yourself. Better check the data, and zen originated from Chan which inturn originated from dhyan. Check them, you may probably change your viewpoint

[@Strider4Eons]

No discussion of origin? If Damo was not Indian, this vid will not be here..@@keshavkk479 Zen, as we know was started by Damo.. Just saying that the 'Chan' word origin and school of training are from India, doesn't take this away. Others did not come up with his own version of Zen thoughts, else previous Ind monks in China would have been this controversial!!!

[@rimurutempest2130]

This is the Best Video on Bodhidharma and India , China .

[@vigneshs7264]

What ever the context mentioned I'm damn sure Bodhidharma is the one who teach the martial art known as (adi murai) and later it evolved into various martial arts but adimurai is ancestoral defence fighting style which proposed by him and evolved later!

[@MysticSage-hg3jh]

Zen is actually the Chinese pronounciation for DHYAN. Because *those people can't pronounce the Dh part in DHYAN* , They would call it ZEN *DHYAN means Meditation* and *DHYAN is The Sanskrit Hindi Word for Meditation Since At Least 5000 B.C*

[@-KodnapalliNagaD.pavankumar]

Hindi ?? Its sanskrit...

[@MysticSage-hg3jh]

@@-KodnapalliNagaD.pavankumar Sanskrit and Hindi

[@-KodnapalliNagaD.pavankumar]

@@MysticSage-hg3jh sanskrit prakrit... dont call hindi cus hindi is child language. No offence brother , I want people to recognize the true ones presence....

[@MysticSage-hg3jh]

@@-KodnapalliNagaD.pavankumar Yeah u are right. Dhyan is a Sanskrit and Prakrit word. And yes Hindi Language is also 70 % made of Sanskrit. and in Hindi too the word Dhyan means Meditation or Concentration. But i agree with you Originally it is a Sanskrit and Prakrit word.

[@user-hr2jj4nv6l]

Great animations, great music, and great content. Makes for a great vid

[@tridippdeka6509]

Thanks for making this vdieo 🎉🎉❤❤

[@AlbinTom-bu5pn]

Your absolutely correct. 💯 Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Kung Fu is not introduced by Bodhidharman. But it is influenced by bodhidharman. He introduced the basic vadivu(animal pause) techniques of kalaripayattu in Kerala. And the "marmma adi" pressure point kick to them. That's why Chinese people developed it into an advanced version. Only the thekkan kalari(souther kalaripayattu style ) is little bit similar to the kung fu. Because in Southern Kalaripayattu importance is given to the bare hand pressure point block punch & kick techniques, but in vadakkan kalaripayattu (northern kalaripayattu) importance is given to the weapons type. And Guru is little bit different. In Vadakkan kalaripayattu (northern style) mythologically load Parasuram is considered as the adi guru. But in thekkan kalaripayattu (southern style ) sage Agasthyar is considered as adi guru or Ashan. In my personal opinion Thekkan Kalari(southern ) which is practice in the southern 3 district of Kerala is much better than the whole other Kalaripayattu Sampridhayams. Thekkan Which is completely similar to the Adimurai Martial form of Thamizh Nadu that is still practice in the Kanyakumari district.

[@komedykingdom]

then why not praying mantis style exist in any style in indian martial arts? read "The "Book of the Lord of the Eastern Terrace" ,a text from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE), mentions a form of martial arts called "Wushu" . The "Records of the Grand Historian" , a historical text from the Han Dynasty, mentions a military general named Zhang Liang who was skilled in martial arts and was known for his fighting techniques. The "Sancai Tuhui" , a book from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE), describes various forms of martial arts, including boxing, wrestling, and spear fighting. The "Wubei Zhi" , a book from the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE), describes various forms of martial arts, including kung fu, that were practiced in the Wubei region of China.The "Jixiao Xi, a martial arts manual from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE), includes descriptions and illustrations of various fighting techniques, including hand-to-hand combat and weaponry. The "Bubishi" , a martial arts text from the late Ming or early Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 CE), includes descriptions and illustrations of various forms of martial arts, including kung fu and qigong. The "Xingyiquan Lu" , a martial arts manual from the Qing Dynasty, includes descriptions and illustrations of the Xingyiquan style of kung fu. The "Jiulong Benti" , a martial arts manual from the Qing Dynasty, includes descriptions and illustrations of the Jiulong Benti style of kung fu. These historical records and texts provide evidence that martial arts, including kung fu, were already practiced in China before the arrival of Buddhism and its influence on the development of martial arts.

[@CJ-ud8nf]

Kanyakumari was separated from Keralam and merged with Tamilnadu in 1956 only. So it is not similar. It is Southern Kerala martial art that is practised in both Keralam and Kanyakumari. It's not a Tamilnadu martial art.

[@tr1bes]

I just recently see the Chinese kungfu drama series of this monk. It's 20 episodes with 45 minutes each. He was mentioned often in many kungfu series and I was curious about this individual. I guess through him, that many MA came after.

[@parthoborthakur]

Love your videos, Great as always.

[@knight350]

India is great ❤

[@user-kb3us1xj6s]

In that time there is no india..only tamilnadu

[@knight350]

@@user-kb3us1xj6s 😂😂😂 idiot

[@Ethanhunt8900]

He is a Tamil king bro. A tamilian ❤❤❤ proud to be a tamilian

[@BoseBish]

Always love it when a new Odd Compass video drops! Keep up the good work! 🎉❤

[@robertq15]

Fantastic Video .. awesome work

[@AjithKumar-fs9rd]

bhodhidharma was a pallava king , he learned Southern style of Kalaripayattu called adimurai which is much older than Northern style which was taught by Sage Parashurama but the southern style on the other hand was taught by sage Agasthya

[@alliswellwell-en1de]

🔥HISTORY CAN HIDE BUT CANNOT CHANGE..... TRUTH WILL SHINE BUT TAKE A TIME 🎉💪🏾👦🏾🔥🌏MASTER BHODIDHARMA FROM TAMILNADU 👑

[@6kai]

Nope, Information in this video is false. Shaolin Kungfu had existed long before Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma never taught to Shaolin martial arts/Kungfu. He just taught breathing exercises. Yi jin Jing is not the origin of Shaolin kungfu. Its just a stretching exercises.

[@CJ-ud8nf]

Actually there is no proof. Records say he is from south India. But is he from Tamilnadu....?? There is no proof. Can be from other parts of south India.

[@alliswellwell-en1de]

@@CJ-ud8nf what record?😂

[@alliswellwell-en1de]

@@CJ-ud8nf hi can I'm ready for ur questions ..but before that can I know about u .. pls intro ur self if ur gentleman tq🖐️

[@CJ-ud8nf]

@@alliswellwell-en1de old records from China...

[@audaryarathod3052]

The quality of his videos are top notch.

[@leekleek1971]

Absolutely amazing presentation TY🙏🏽

[@bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447]

Not martial arts, he brought the Shaolin Temple the Tendon Changing Classic. Before he gave them that, people said their kung fu was mediocre. But King Rajendra Chola II's Army took Indian martial arts to the Malay Peninsula where they developed into the Indonesian and Filipino martial arts that the Navy Seals and Speznatz train in today.

[@jadavjenil5951]

As an indian who isn obsessed with Japanese and Chinese History I love him

[@YOUTUBE_AMERICA]

What a great show You should make documentaries I was amazed

[@Ritvik-xs3yh]

Finally, Lesss goooo...!!! 🤗🤗

[@mylesjude233]

Awesome video mate. Perhaps a topic you can cover in the future cover famous Indian musicians like Amir Khusrau, Tansen, etc.

[@guillotineblade999]

..Gong Fu (Kung Fu) applies to all disciplined/occupational skills. For example: a Chiefs skills can be referred to as "kung fu." Also, you can also refer to a cabby's occupational driving skill as Kung fu. The actual term for Martial Arts in Mandarin is Wu Shu (武術.)

[@annamalai.d.t.]

Thanks for sharing the greatness of Thondaimandalam and it's royal (pallava malla) heritage.

[@shadowstar3490]

Oooh man , finally someone. Thanks bro

[@aravindan9516]

I am from Nagapattinam Tamil Nadu ❤🔥

[@doozelooze]

Thanks for posting Tamil Dynasty King Bodhi Dharma

[@leonardccto]

Thanks for making this video. The Chinese record of Bodhidharma was a mess. I’ve learnt so much from this 🙏

[@stormgg4052]

Thank you very much, for making such videos im always baffled and satisfied watching ur videos, u bring me a sense of blossfulness everytime

[@tharu2428]

There are so many books written by bodhi dharma were in jaffna library, Sri Lanka..🇱🇰Personally I think the bodhi dharma had a good connection with Sri Lanka cuz he wrote lankavatara sutta.. (Lanka is the oldest name of Sri Lanka...Sri Lanka was considered as "Lankadeepa" in theravada buddhism..goverment changed that to "Sri Lanka" in 1972) Please do a video about 5000 ++ years old Sri Lankan martial arts "angampora" which was banned by British government..Actually hundreds of angampora masters with their families were killed during the british era..

[@Princessalishia]

❤❤❤

[@swedhamurugesh]

That's a very horrifying truth you have shared, why these Britisher were so rude

[@tharu2428]

@@swedhamurugesh 🙂The karma will come to them..❤️🙏

[@sasindugalagedara6755]

Angampora is that old?Im from Sri Lanka too but i dont think its that old.Personally I dont believe in Ramayanaya but does that has a connection with your statement?

[@tharu2428]

@@sasindugalagedara6755 Actually angampora has a very long history than we think...Angam teachers say it's 5000+ years old..

[@gbz4187]

Furthermore, there were many Indian Hindus living in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines to say...Indian kingdoms were numerous and established but the Arabs/Persians pushed them out.

[@vhhomes251]

Awesome compilation of Bothidharma

[@tpremnath146]

First time I see a factual history of origin of king fu from buddhism particularly from 27th Monk Prajunadhara who taught him both medicine and king fu. Pl continue and all my good wishes to all.

[@satyamjawarkar2376]

Chennai vs China movie is also Fascinating South Indian movie. Surya as a Bodhidharma!

[@jewelkurianelias]

It's actually kalaripayattu (കളരിപ്പയറ്റ്)

[@Shashidhar_Singh_R]

Beautiful narration and explanation

[@yuhanzhang2882]

13:45 wow that doll represents bodhidharma. Learned quite much from this video.

[@yatendra16041990]

the biggest piece of wonder is how did these guys travveled to unchartered teritories. they were the true wanderlusts

[@Rudraiya]

🇮🇳 ancient India is always known for its legendary ship Building the industrial revolution was very enriched back in the time Indian's are also the masters of navigation

[@mylesjude233]

@Rudraiya Any kinds/models of boats specifically famous from India.

[@Rudraiya]

@@mylesjude233 The Maratha Navy was the naval wing of the armed forces of the Maratha Empire, which existed from around mid-17th century to mid-18th century in the india There were four hundred ships of various kinds in his navy. They included battle ships like gurab, galbat and pal. And in the south the chola empire has some great ships too

[@mylesjude233]

@@Rudraiya Sounds interesting. Will look more into that Maratha Navy ( already familiar with Chola).

[@tejasvikumar1805]

​@mylesjude233 well we invented chess how many moves and strategies have indian name? Which piece of chess has an indian name? Is it our fault that people don't give us the desired credit and name everything the way it suits them? Well they even tried to distort our history they made us and world read about their perspective and not our or the indian perspective who is to blame for that? Us indians?

[@marvinfok65]

China already had their own style of kung fu before Bodhidharma came to China. But Bodhidharma did brought kung fu to another level due to his martial art skills! Different schools of Kung fu was later brought to Japan and Thailand which become Karate & Thai boxing. What the Chinese had discovered was the hardening of body parts by repeatedly hitting hard and calcified those parts like the hand knuckles and palm of Karate & the shin of Thai boxing. However, both Japan and Thailand had put their martial arts skill to very vigorous practical hand to hand combat and thus become what a powerful form of martial art it is today, while Kung Fu had become a demonstration sport, rather a martial art in China.

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

Yeah, this video is misleading. It's like saying the whole of China and the ancient Chinese who wrote "Art of War" didn't know how to fight hand-to-hand combat. But they needed to wait thousands of years later for Indian monks to come to teach them how to fight. lol

[@supersaiyan460]

​@@The_Art_of_AI_888 you have to digest truth Art of war is about military And thought process How to win war in mind You are saying Bodhidharman influence is nothing chinese already know everything So why they comes to india In Indian universities nalanda takshashila Italy is the origin of pizza Even if USA have many Verity

[@LamiNalchor]

I love the channel. The numbers from the Britain video, however, are not reliable. I feel that the makers of this video are fully aware of that.

[@generalsagmandia8239]

Great video. I would add though that Kalariyapattu is the Mother of Eastern martial arts. There are other martial art traditions that are just as old (Ancient Egyptian).

[@The_unknown_legend1409]

There is a tamil movie called 7 am arivu. It is a movie about bodhi dharma. You guys can see it if you are interested.

[@voyager369]

and no text book of indian schools had a single word about bodhidharma atleast for the 90s kids... I don't know about today's schools 🤷🏻‍♂️ that's literally a crime... Indians especially next gen deserve to know him 😢

[@thamizhselvanjayaraman1875]

Even we Tamilnadu people don't even know about him until a tamil movie.

[@shubhankargautam1348]

Thank you so much for this information it's so helpful for me

[@GowthamAroorar]

add substantial evidences like the books you referred, atleast in the description for the people like us who learns systematically and from legitimate source so that we can be emphatic in the argumentation

[@hitekshvaghela6088]

Can you make video on other big empire of india Like kushan Gupta Maratha Satvahana Harsha Pratihar pala rastrakuta Sunga Gondwana

[@777seven777]

Great video! Just they inclued their sources