The First Indian to reach Japan is Bodhidharman. Japan's ancient capital is Nara, where is situated the largest Buddhist statue. The inauguration of this statue is done by Bodhidharman, the Buddhist priest. Bodhidharman is also known as 28th disciple of Buddhist saint and priest of Mahayan Budda saint. He went from Kerala to China on 6th Century. We have knowledge of Bodhi Dharman written records from Ton guang dens.
 

Yinking Ging and Kazooya Ging are the devotional script illustrating Kalarippayattu and Yoga. These are scripts of BUDHA. He was born and brought up in India. His father was a Brahmin king ruler SIYACHI in South India. Bodhidarman was the third child of the king. Now historian says that SIYACHI was the VANCHINAD one of the center of BUDHA Monastery that situated in Kerala and also the word SIYACHI is the Chinese pronunciation of THIRUVANCHIKULAM. The disciple BODIDHARMAN have a great knowledge of marital arts, Veda, yoga and philosophy. He teach Kalarippayattu for disciples who lived in the SHAVOLIN TEMPLE. He illustrated the conversation of BUDHA, so the people called him as DAMO in China and in Japan they called him with respect as DHARMASAN. At the time of Bodhidharman, Kerala was ruled as one, till the tenth century, When the VANCHI CITY was well known about BUDHA monastery.

AGASTHYAKOODAM is a well-known peak situated in Kerala. It stands in the SAHYAHILLS. According to the beliefs of BUDHA it was the residing palace of MAHAYANA BUDHA. The Agastyakoodam is known in several names as POTHIKA, POTHALA and POTHIYANMALA, according to the devotional and old scripts. The hill is well known for the Ayurvedic medicines. In olden times, pilgrims came from TIBET and other countries. For memories of the Agasthyakoodam the TIBET made a memorial in their country. The university of BUDHA MONASTRY and SREEMOOLSTHANAM where once situated in Kerala. In Kerala University's manuscript library are kept the ancient script 'ARYMANJUSREE' and BUDHA SASTRAM KILLIPATTU which is kept in the Sanskrit university of THRIPPONITHURA. These are the very ancient BUDHAS devotional scripts the copies that made in the language of China and also the Chinese kept it as a history record of their country. In it, they also have kept the life history of BODHIDARMAN.

The disciples who lived on the Shavolion Temple have become lazy through their daily routine. So BODHIDARMAN taught them Kalarippayattu.

BODHI DARMAN used to reveal thoughts to his students from mind to mind. Through this method there is a deep relationship formed between the master and his student, and it helps to understand what the master exactly mean about his student. BODHIDARMAN taught the 18 steps of KALARIPPAYATTU to his students. From this, we can understand Kalarippayattu is the mother of all martial arts.