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According to Shaolin tradition, Bodhidharma introduced physical exercises or qi-gong practices to strengthen monks for meditation. After his death, these teachings were said to have evolved into martial arts like Shaolin Kung Fu.
Bodhidharma is a fascinating historical figure — his life is shrouded in mystery, and much of it has to be pieced together from a fragmented mix of sources, some contemporary, some written many centuries after his death in 528CE. However, there is no denying that he played a significant part in creating what we now know as “Kung Fu,” and that he propagated Zen Buddhism in the East.
