Who is the South Indian prince who taught Zen & Kung Fu to the Chinese?

The origin of Shaolin Kung Fu is generally credited to an Indian monk named Tat Moh, who is also sometimes known as Boddhidharma. He began life as a prince in Southern India, but became a devoted Buddhist, renouncing his royal heritage to take up the simple lifestyle of a monk. He traveled widely, spreading the teachings of Buddhism. Eventually he rose to become the 28th patriarch of India.|||ZEN (Japanese) or chan (Chinese) dyan (sanskrit) credited to flower sermon, a school oMahayanaan Buddhism. Credited to south india prince from India ( Some Tamil historians credit to Pallava prince ),as documented in china as distinct school of Buddhism, as Bodhi dharma or Daruma(Japanese), identifies with that form of buddhism with noScripturess, not founded on words or letters.


The shaolin kungfu, was said to be founded by Ta mo, or Damao , the Bodhidharma, though refers to in general all forms of skills including judo.|||I think that you're talking about Bodhidharma who was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century and is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Zen to China.