Batuo

:"There were two Indian Buddhist masters named Buddhabhadra in China during the 5th century CE. This article is about the Shaolin abbot."

The Indian dhyana master Buddhabhadra (zh-cp |c=跋陀 |p=Bátuó) was the first abbot of Shaolin Monastery.Harvcolnb|Broughton|1999|p=109]

"Former Worthies Gather at the Mount Shuang-feng Stūpa and Each Talks of the Dark Principle" contains the following reference to him:

Dhyana Master Buddha says: "The extreme principle is wordless. The sagely mind is unimpeded." Harvcol|Broughton|1999|p=108

According to the Deng Feng County Recording ("Deng Feng Xian Zhi"), Bátuó came to China in 464 CE and preached Nikaya (小乘) Buddhism for thirty years. Thirty-one years later, in 495, the Shaolin Monastery was built by the order of Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei for Batuo's preaching. [ [http://www.easternmartialarts.com/kungfu_history.htm Kungfu History at EasternMartialArts.com] ]

Bátuó's disciples Sengchou and Huiguang were both expert in the martial arts by the time they began their studies of religion with Batuo [cite journal | first = Jeffrey J. | last = Kelly | year = 1994 | month = April | title = Amazing Stories From the Shaolin Temple | journal = Black Belt Magazine 'Ba [Tuo] was enamored with the Chinese martial arts, and actually recruited individuals skilled in them.'] and are believed by some to have been the originators of what would become Shaolin kungfu.

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