Mystery envelops the end of Bodhi-Dharma’s life in China, we do not
know how, when, and where he passed away from this earth. Some say
that he was poisoned by his rivals, others say that he went back to
India crossing the desert, and still others report that he came over
to Japan. In one thing they all agree which is this: he was quite old,
being, according to Tao-hsüan, over one hundred and fifty years at his
death.