The Heart Has Its Own “Brain” and Consciousness - Information that Elevates the Mind and Body – Mindful Muscle Blog. Taoist Shamanism and Dream Yoga. Gautama Buddha. The word Buddha means "awakened one" or "the enlightened one".
"Buddha" is also used as a title for the first awakened being in an era. In most Buddhist traditions, Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (Pali sammāsambuddha, Sanskrit samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age. [note 6] Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the Sramana (renunciation) movement common in his region. Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century CE.
He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Ch'an (Sanskrit: Dhyāna, Japanese: Zen) 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. Little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is extant, and subsequent accounts became layered with legend.[1][note 1] The principal Chinese sources vary on their account of Bodhidharma's origins.
[note 2] Aside from the Chinese accounts, several popular traditions also exist regarding Bodhidharma's origins. Lucid-code. Herbert Benson: The Mind's Healing Power - Proto Magazine - Massachusetts General Hospital.