Festival of Bodhidharma Bodhisattva.
Great Master Bodhidharma (Bodaidaruma) is revered as the First Chinese Ancestor. In the 5th century CE he left his home in southern India and traveled to China to spread the Dharma. Although Buddhism had been established in China for several hundred years, Bodhidharma was the first master to place primary emphasis on meditation. All the Zen schools are descended from him.
