达摩

達摩
Dámó
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Bodhidharma (5th–6th century), Indian monk revered as the founder of Chan Buddhism

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dámó shì cóng Yìndù lái de gāosēng.
Bodhidharma was an eminent monk who came from India.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō Dámó zài Shàolín Sì hòushān de shāndòng lǐ miànbì jiǔ nián.
Legend says Bodhidharma sat facing the wall of a cave behind the Shaolin Temple for nine years.

Tips

culture
His full name is 菩提达摩. Later legend credits him with crossing the Yangtze on a single reed and with founding Shaolin kung fu. The round, limbless Japanese daruma doll is modelled on him: his legs are said to have withered after nine years of sitting.

Stroke Order

达 dá
摩 mó