{"product_id":"13996-zen-katha-the-story-of-bodhidharma-founder-of-zen-and-the-martial-arts","title":"Zen Katha - The Story of Bodhidharma - Founder of Zen and The Martial Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Partap Sharma\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 101\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8129105640\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevered in China, Okinawa and Japan as the founder of Zen and the martial arts, the Indian monk Bodhidharma was, till the writing, performance and publication of this play, almost totally forgotten in his homeland India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZEN KATHA tells the story of how Bodhidharma, born a prince in the south Indian kingdom of Kanchipuram in the fifth century, had to discover ways to excel at unarmed combat because the royal Pallavas prided themselves on their wrestling skills. The prince became a monk and traveled to china. There, his strange, and somewhat eccentric behaviour led to various piquant situations. He became not only the founding Patriarch of Zen but also the first peaceful fighting monk. As Chief Abbot of the Monastery of Shaolin, he initiated the tradition that now makes it unique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALDOUS HUXLEY has said of the martial arts devised by Bodhidharma: Movements intrinsically beautiful and at the same time charged with symbolic meaning. The whole body transformed into a hieroglyphic, a succession of hieroglyphics, of attitudes modulating from significance to significance like a poem or a piece of music. Movements of the muscles representing movements of consciousness. It’s meditation in action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant playwright Partap Sharma. A prominent fan of his work was the prize-winning African writer, Wole Soyinka!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAEED JAFFREY\u003cbr\u003eIn An Actor’s Journey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very considerable writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWALTER ALLEN\u003cbr\u003eIn The Listener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscovered his own voice. It is not the voice of Arthur Miller or John Osborne. It is Partap Sharma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALYQUE PADAMSEE\u003cbr\u003eIn A Double Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharacters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAct One\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAct Two\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Partap Sharma \/ Rupa \/ Paperback","offer_id":40782947319977,"sku":"13996","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/13996.jpg?v=1625495527","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/13996-zen-katha-the-story-of-bodhidharma-founder-of-zen-and-the-martial-arts","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}