It has its roots in the Chinese tradition of Zen Buddhism (Ch'an), which goes back to the Indian monk Bodhidharma (6th century AD).
ມັນມີຮາກຂອງຕົນໃນສາສະຫນາພຸດ Zen (Ch'an) ປະເພນີຂອງຈີນ, ຕິດຕາມກັບຄືນໄປບ່ອນອິນເດຍພຣະສົງ Bodhidharma (ຕະວັດທີ 6).