"Was Patriarch Bodhidharma also a person of Brahmanism?" Ye Qing was even more astonished; this was even more shocking than the previous matter. Ever since the incident with those Brahmin monks, Ye Qing had harbored some hostility towards Brahmanism. In his view, Brahmanism could hardly be considered a branch of Buddhism; their doctrines were too peculiar, even somewhat demonic.
Who could have thought that Patriarch Bodhidharma, whom Huaxia highly revered, was also from Brahmanism? It must be understood that legends about Patriarch Bodhidharma in history portray him as a compassionate enlightened monk who played a very important role in the promotion and expansion of Buddhism in Huaxia. But how could such an enlightened monk be a person of Brahmanism? His compassion contrasted greatly with the tenets of Brahmanism.
