The first Indo—Chinese cultural exchange started with the introduction of Buddhism in 1st century C.E. through trade routes. Gradually, it became one of the prominent religions of China, which provide spiritual equality to all classes and genders. There were different schools of Buddhism which had flourished in China such as Pure Land School, The Tien Tai School. It was Bodhidharma, who had made Chinese aware of the concept of Dhyāna, which was the core of Buddha’s teachings. Chinese understood this concept so well that it became the prominent school of Buddhism in China and is called as Chan Buddhism. According to Bodhidharma, there are two ways to get enlightenment- one by principle and second by practice. This is not the first time that importance is given to practice meditation rather it was one of the path prescribed by Buddha in Eight-fold path. The contribution of Chan Buddhism in creating and spreading awareness about meditation worldwide is immense. It is called “Dhyāna” in India, or “Zen” in Japan or “Vipassana” is its modern name has gained popularity worldwide. The influence of Chan Buddhism on Chinese culture was great, which can be seen on their paintings, calligraphy, poetry, music, tea ceremony, drama etc. The aim of this paper is thus to throw light on the different aspects of Chan school of Buddhism introduced by Bodhidharma and its impact on Chinese lifestyle. Hence, in this paper I would like to throw light on the different aspects of Chan school of Buddhism introduced by Bodhidharma with respect to its impact on Chinese lifestyle