跋陀又名佛陀、僧伽佛陀，東天竺（今印度）人，跋陀六歲喪父，自小與母親以紡織為生，後皈依佛門，20多年未能修成正果，後得高人指點，稱其與震旦（今中國）有緣。於是，跋陀開始周遊列國，經西域諸國，抵北魏國都平城，受孝文帝接見，跋陀為孝文帝講授《十地》佛經，深為孝文帝所敬信，遂禮為上賓，為他開設禪林，鑿石為龕（即雲崗石窟）。北魏國都遷至洛陽後，孝文帝又在洛陽為跋陀建造佛院。因跋陀喜歡幽靜之地，孝文帝又在嵩山的少室山下為他建造少林寺，讓其傳法。[1][2]
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