Kungfu, Shaolin temple, and South India
(pic courtesy: LA times)
Yeah, they have something in common. I was reading an article the other day, which basically said, the founder of the famous Shaolin temple in China, was a south Indian monk, named BodhiDharma (or Da Mo as he is known in China). When Da Mo visited this area in China, he found that the commonly practiced method of meditation – which is sitting cross-legged from dawn to dusk, and focussing/relaxing the mind, had resulted in some ‘flabby monks’. So he introduced an martial art form, which was originally yoga-type of calisthenics. The monks practiced meditation and calming the mind using this art form.
The trigger article is from LA Times and can be found here.
And more information on BodhiDharma can be found in Wikipedia here.
The wikipedia article has some references which trace Da Mo from the Pallava Dynasty of South India. Pretty interesting. Incidentally, DaMo is also the nick name of most people who are named Damodaran (one of the 108 names of Lord Vishnu).
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hi sir
this is karthick here i like to study kung fu
sir can u help me sir plz send me which is the
best kung fu in bangalore
because im from south india
and i want know were is the shaolin temple
in banglore
Dear Karthick,
There is no Shaolin temple in Bangalore, if you are really interested and would like to dedicate sincerly towards kung fu then contact me on kashiff.sa@rediffmail.com
hello sir,
im afsal 20 yrs old
i really interested to learn kunfu
now am in bangalore
you please let me know abt chances of learning kungfu in bangalore
dont avoid me because i have been a fan of kungfu since my schooldays and you once i started learning kungfu
but then i left because of some unavoidable reasons
and lemme know about the expenditure expected to learn kungfu
Dear Afzal Bhai,
I am a Kung-Fu student and learning it from 2004, I can guide you out to get admission in Kung fu classes. You can contact me on my mail ID (kashiff.sa@rediffmail.com)
Regards
hi m intrested to be kungfu fighter can u help me?
Dear Shrikant,
If you have intention to become a fighter after learning kung fu, then I request you not to learn because kung fu is way of life, one should learn it to defend himself not to fight.