When Bodhidharma left India and brought Ch'an (Zen) to China, the people he came to thought the practice of Buddhism merely entailed the observance of morality and the study of the sutras.
Bodhidharma said practicing morality was a form of bewitchment. People convinced themselves this was all it took to become enlightened.
He said to spend one's time only studying the scriptures was to fall under the influence of one's own ego.
The practice of morality and the study of scripture are an important part of the Practice. But these will not lead to Awakening.
He emphasized the practice of meditation.
His teaching was one of "pointing directly to the mind, seeing one's own original nature and becoming a Buddha."
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