Bodhidharma - the Kung Fu Monk


Bodhidharma was the 28th Patriarch from Budda and the 1st Patriarch in China. He arrived in China circa 520 CE and met with Emperor Wu. Credited with teaching the Shaolin monastery monks the art of kung fu, he supposedly cut off his eyelids so he could meditate longer, and from them the tea plant was created.

Bodhidharma is a Buddhist hero, you need a Buddhist Pagoda to get him to your city.

Bodhidharma halves the cost of:

Bodhidharma can bless:

Bodhidharma acts like a:

Bodhidharma also gives these benefits:

The following monuments are associated with Bodhidharma: