"Venerable monks in Shaolin Temple told me that Bodhidharma, the transmitter of Ch'an to China, is exactly Tamil in India. I thought this was the connection between me and Bodhidharma as well as China. I did not know much about Bodhidharma when I was new to China. Thereby, curiosity drove me to the probe," said Aerun. [Photo/cri.cn]