Zen Buddhism 4

 1) What, according to Bernard Faure, is the relationship between hagiography and the availability of historical texts? Can you think of any analogous examples of biographical representations in non-Buddhist, non-Western contexts that similarly reflect this relationship?

2) After working through the 9/15 reading, think about how it relates to the EZB entries assigned for this week. What role do these concepts play in the image we have (or we think we have) of Bodhidharma?