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 Bodhidharma (Jayavarman)
He was a Buddhist monk who
lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as
the transmitter of Ch'an (meditation technique) to
China, and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to Chinese
legend, he also began the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led
to the creation of Shaolinquan.
- Traditionally Bodhidharma is credited as founder of
the martial arts at the Shaolin Temple.
- Bodhidharma was born a prince of the Pallava dynasty in their capital of
Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, around 5th century.
- He was the 28th Patriarch of Buddhism in an uninterrupted
line that extends all the way back to the Buddha himself.
- Contrary to the peace loving Buddhism, Bodhidharma is
depicted as a rather ill-tempered, profusely bearded and wide-eyed
barbarian throughout the Chinese texts.
- When Bodhidharma travelled to the Shaolin Monastery in
North China, he was denied entry to the Shaolin temple. In order to fight
this injustice, he lived in a nearby cave, where he faced a wall for nine
years, not speaking for the entire time.
- He is said to have fallen asleep seven years into his
nine years of wall-gazing. Becoming angry with himself, he cut off his
eyelids to prevent it from happening again.
- Bodhidharma wasn’t his real name; he acquired this
name after his monkhood. His name prior to monkhood is said to be
Jayavarman.
Chan
Buddhism is said to have originated at one of Shakyamuni Buddha's
sermons. One day, the Buddha brought his disciples together for a sermon
on the Dharma. However, the Buddha did not say a single word, but
simply held up a flower. Although many of his disciples tried to
understand the meaning of this, only one, Mahakasyapa, fully understood.
He smiled, and the Buddha acknowledged his realization. Chan is said to
be a direct transmission of the dharma outside of the sutras (texts
recording the teachings of the Buddha), passed "Mind to mind, Heart to
heart" from master to disciple
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Humor Section
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The Job Change
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One day while travelling in a taxi, the passenger touched the
driver on his shoulder to ask something. The driver screamed, lost
control of the car, went up the footpath and stopped few centimeters from
a shop
The Passenger apologized and said, "Sorry, I didn’t realize
that a little touch would scare you so much"
Driver replied, "Sorry. It’s not your fault. It’s my first
day as a cab driver. I used to drive a mortuary van for the last 25
years."
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Thought for the
Week!
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Health Corner
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You love
your lustrous and dark tresses but a streak of white perturbs you? Then,
you should start looking for some effective home remedies. Over the
years, Amla or Indian gooseberry has
proved to be a blessing to prevent graying of hair.
Since
ancient times, Indians have been using amla in our hair care regimen. And
we are known for our beautiful hair. There are many free radicals that
damage our hair follicles and melanin, which produce black pigments.
Amla With
Coconut Oil: When mixed with coconut oil, amla gives you the
desired results. You can prepare amla – coconut oil at home and massage
it regularly to regain your natural black hair.
Amla With
Eucalyptus Oil: This treatment combines the
goodness of both these ingredients for treating gray hair.
Amla With
Almond Oil: When combined with almond oil, amla becomes an
effective remedy for gray hair.
Amla With
Lemon Juice: This is an excellent remedy to treat grey hair.
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Reader’s Articles
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Category: Book / Novel
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards
When did you read it? Last month
Review by:
Review: The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a Novel by Kim
Edwards's .The story delves into the lives of the Dr. David Henry, his
wife, Norah, and their twin children who are separated at birth. The
story begins in March 1964.Due to an unexpected disaster which hits the
Kentucky town Dr. David an orthopedic surgeon is forced to deliver his
own baby. Norah delivers their baby boy and again goes into labour. The
second baby is a girl and David notices the telltale signs of Down
syndrome. David does not want his wife to go through the burdens his
mother experienced and the drama unfolds.
Book Rating:
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Brain Teasers
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Across:
1. Maze
2. Most of the people enjoy doing
it, which involves moving according to steps
3. Rise
4. Sigh
Down:
1. Assembly / Reassembly
2. Exploded
3. Log
4. Howling
Riddle:
I travel with ease, and
five-and-dime
I am a busy enterpreneur, and I go
left and right.
No matter what the tussle is,
I happily sleep unrestricted at
night!
What am I?
Puzzle:
Sherlock is called to investigate
a murder mystery. A man was driving his car and it stopped near an
isolated valley. He saw a sportsman person standing near a river and
gazing at the sky. When the driver tried restarting his car, it
backfired. At the same time the sportsman fell on the ground. When the
driver went near, he saw the man’s head in a pool of blood. The police
upon investigating have found no murder weapon.
Sherlock solved the mystery in 10
mins. How did he do that? Brainy is truly the new sexy!
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Gadget Corner
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 Google Inbox is an email app by Google for Android, iOS, and Google's Chrome browser,
with other web platforms planned. When the user logs in, Google scans the
email account for important and similar information. It then presents
what it considers the most important parts of the email first and groups
similar emails as "Bundles" that are named by type (e.g.,
"Travel" or "Updates").
 Reviewers praised the app's visual and product design, and noted
that they would use it in place of the existing Gmail app. The Verge's
David Pierce wrote that the app's design was easy to use, fast, "minimalist,
and lovely". Read More
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Do You Know?
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 13-year-old Indian boy, Granth Thakkar, has become the new “World mental arithmetic champion”
beating 40 other participants from 18 countries.
The event’s competitors performed tasks
as complicated as finding root numbers and multiplying eight-digit
figures mentally without using any aids, not even a paper and pencil. Source
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