Since Gotama Siddhattha (Shakyamuni, Buddha), the founder of Buddhism, gave the missionary work of Buddhism to Mahakasyapa (Judai deshi (The Ten Chief Disciples of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni)) as the Right Dharma of furyumonji and the transmission of spiritual awakening without words or characters, it has been succeeded up until the 28h Bodhidharma (Bodai Daruma).
仏祖ゴータマ・シッダールタ（釈迦、仏陀）が不立文字・教外別伝の正法としてマハーカーシャパ（十大弟子）に仏法伝授の使命を授け、以来受け継がれて28代目のボーディダルマ（菩提達磨）に至った。