Chang, it is said, studied at Shaolin Temple as a youth and later created t'aichi ch'uan, or Chinese shadow boxing. Legend has it that an adept who perfects his inner strength can wound a man by throwing a mere leaf at him. And he can strike his enemy's vital points without even touching him, by exerting an invisible force.
他是甫渡海東來，經廣州再到京城的天竺（今之印度）人，法號達摩，因久聞中國皇帝篤信佛教，所以不辭千里前來弘揚佛法。