With the divine blessings of Bodhidharma, we launch this interactive platform - a humble initiative focused on realizing the Re-emergence of Bodhidharma in his homeland, Kanchipuram. To start with, we have two direct evidences of Kanchipuram associated with Bodhidharma. One is a relief panel depicting him in the style of…

"During my research of past ten years on the life history of Bodhidharma according to Chinese literature, I made a startling discovery. His home country in India was described by three Chinese characters “香至国”, meaning "fragrant city", more than a thousand years ago. What attracted my attention was not the…

Let us see a comparison between the sculpture (a) in Vaikuntha Perumal Temple and the painting (b) in a Chinese Zen Temple (Tian-Tong Temple of Soto Zen school). This Bodhidharma relief panel forms a part of larger panel consisting of five different scenes. Four of them relate to royal life…

Now our Bodhi-Dharma Dojo Foundation has got started. Let us continue to concentrate on Bodhidharma We consider again the deep meaning of what Bodhidharma said at the Court of Emperor Wu. The Emperor Wu asked Bodhidharma: “What is the first principle of Noble Truth ?” Bodhidharma : “It is Noble-less,…