Editing Bodhidharma (section)

=== Bodhidharma at Shaolin ===
[[File:Bodhidharma MET DP-12231-038.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Qing dynasty]] (1644–1911) statuette of Bodhidharma. 19th century.]]
{{See also|Shaolin Monastery#Patron saint|l1=Patron Saint of Shaolin monastery|Bodhidharma#Shaolin boxing|l2=Scholars on Shaolin Kung-fu origins}}
Some Chinese myths and legends describe Bodhidharma as being disturbed by the poor physical shape of the Shaolin monks,{{sfn|Garfinkel |2006|p=186}} after which, he instructed them in techniques to maintain their physical condition as well as teaching meditation.{{sfn|Garfinkel |2006|p=186}} He is said to have taught a series of external exercises called the [[Luohan (martial arts)|Eighteen Arhat Hands]]{{sfn|Garfinkel |2006|p=186}} and an internal practice called the Sinew Metamorphosis Classic.{{sfn|Wong|2001|loc=Chapter 3}} In addition, after his departure from the temple, two manuscripts by Bodhidharma were said to have been discovered inside the temple: the ''[[Yijin Jing]]'' and the ''Xisui Jing''. Copies and translations of the ''Yijin Jing'' survive to the modern day. The ''Xisui Jing'' has been lost.{{sfn|Haines|1995|loc=Chapter 3}}