Sardili, born of the warrior caste, would rather seek enlightenment rather than follow his family's military legacy and sets out on a lifelong quest for truth and wisdom. This title describes the adventures of Sardili who becomes the Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma.
This epic historical fiction novel opens 507 A.D. with a young man named Sardili born of the warrior caste in Sardili realizes that he would rather seek enlightenment than follow his family's military legacy and sets out on a life-long quest for truth and wisdom. Sardili becomes the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, known as Da Mo in China. He travels throughout India, brings Buddhism to China, and single handedly establishes the Shaolin Temple as the birthplace of Zen and the Martial Arts.