Gene wrote:
Jinnaluo is Shaolin specific while Bodhidharma is far more famous because of Chan.
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That's a pretty fuzzy statement. The Jinnaluo myth appears to be based on Narayana, a Buddhist guardian-deity/warrior associated with Dharmaspalas (guardians of Buddhist sanctuaries.) Basically Jinnaluo is associated with defense; Bodhidharma with Chan.
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