Kung fu

  In 495 AD , Shaolin temple was built among the Song mountains in Henan province. The first monk who preached Buddhism there was the Indian monk named Buddhabhadra (佛陀跋陀罗; Fótuóbátuóluó), simply called Batuo (跋陀) by the Chinese. ... His Chinese disciple, Huike (慧可), was also a highly trained martial arts expert. Southern and Northern dynasties (420–589 AD) [ edit ] Shaolin temple established [ edit ] Bodhidharma  is traditionally credited as the transmitter of  Chan Buddhism  to  China , and regarded as its first Chinese  patriarch . [7]  According to Chinese legend, he also began the physical training of the monks of  Shaolin Monastery  that led to the creation of Shaolin kung fu. In Japan, he is known as Daruma. In 495 AD, Shaolin temple was built among the  Song mountains  in Henan province. The first monk who preached Buddhism there was the  Indian  monk named  Buddhabhadra  ( 佛陀跋陀罗 ;  Fótuóbátuóluó ), ...