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Sinkiang Hotan White Jade Da Mo Buddha Pepple #878874

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Sinkiang Hotan White Jade Da Mo Buddha Pepple #878874
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Top Drilled. Carved with an awesome Da Mo Bodhidharma keeping a Ruyi Scepter in his arm. Bodhidharma (DA MO) 达摩 is acknowledged as the First Patriarch of Chinese Zen Buddhism and is credited with providing the foundations for the Shaolin martial arts. Although his existence can always be questioned, the following information is generally accepted as historical fact. He was born to a Royal Family in Southern India around the year 440 CE. He studied under Prajnatara, the 27th Patriarch of Indian Buddhism. His teacher gave him the name Bodhidharma, past Mind Transmission on to him, and finally made him the 28th Patriarch. Prajnatara instructed him to transmit Dharma to China, and Bodhidharma traveled east to Guangzhou (Kwang Chou), Southern China, in 528 AD. He was initially honoured and welcomed by the Chinese government and obtained an audience with Emperor Wu Di 梁武帝 of the Liang dynasty. The emperor did not understand the teachings of Bodhidharma and did not retain his services. 
Bodhidharma continued to travel north, crossed the Yangtzu River, and eventually arrived at the Shao Lin Temple. During his life he had very few disciples, only three of which have made it into the history books. Bodhidharma transmitted the patriarchy of his lineage to Hui-k'o. Soon afterwards, Bodhidharma passed into Nirvana. He passed away at 洛阳龙门 Longmen, Luoyang (still in Henan) in 536 AD and was buried in Shon Er Shan (Bear Ear Mountain). ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19th</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:China</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:2.6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:0.9</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:1.9</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:0.18</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Sinkiang Hotan White Jade Da Mo Buddha Pepple</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Hotan Jade</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Hand Carved</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Canton, China</td></tr>
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