Bodhidharma is often credited with connecting Chan and tea

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Bodhidharma is often credited with connecting Chan and tea. According to legend, what was his response to falling asleep during meditation, and how does that relate to tea?

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He brought tea plants with him from India and planted them in every city he visited in China. Bodhidharma was like a Johnny Appleseed of tea.

 

He vowed to find a cure to sleepiness during meditation. After searching over great distances in China, he finally found the solution of tea drinking in the Shaolin temple. He spread the new method back to the monasteries.

 

He ripped off his eyelids and cast them aside. They grew into tea plants. Tea is now used as a gentle stimulant to encourage wakefulness in the monastic setting.

 

He ripped off his arm and presented it to a tea tree. The kami of the tree was touched by his dedication and granted Bodhidharma the knowledge of how to stay mindful during meditation.