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  1. Did you know Daruma dolls symbolize perseverance in Japan? Their round shape represents Bodhidharma, the Zen founder. Paint one eye when setting a goal, the other when achieved. A reminder: determination leads to success. Read more on our blog ikiya.it/en/blog/daruma-histor
    #JapaneseCulture #Daruma #Luck #Japan

  2. Did you know Daruma dolls symbolize perseverance in Japan? Their round shape represents Bodhidharma, the Zen founder. Paint one eye when setting a goal, the other when achieved. A reminder: determination leads to success. Read more on our blog ikiya.it/en/blog/daruma-histor
    #JapaneseCulture #Daruma #Luck #Japan

  3. #Bodhidharma (jap. #Daruma), a semi-legendary figure, symbolizes a pivotal shift in #EastAsian #Buddhism — emphasizing direct meditative insight over ritual and scholasticism. His legacy critiques institutionalization and highlights the transformative power of experiential realization in the #Chán / #Zen tradition. Read more about his impact on the evolution of Buddhist thought and practice here:

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    #WeekendStories

  4. Not only is the original garden long lost (reinvented by Ashikaga Yoshimasa in 1457 and completely landscaped again in mid-Edo times), but the view of Mt Kinugasa has been completely, and rather unforgivably, obscured by the expansion of Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学).

    #京都 #Kyoto #Ashikaga #japanesegarden #Tojiin #daruma

  5. Not only is the original garden long lost (reinvented by Ashikaga Yoshimasa in 1457 and completely landscaped again in mid-Edo times), but the view of Mt Kinugasa has been completely, and rather unforgivably, obscured by the expansion of Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学).

    #京都 #Kyoto #Ashikaga #japanesegarden #Tojiin #daruma

  6. Legend has it that the first tea plants sprang from those eye-lids, later helping Zen students stay away during long meditations👀

    #Daruma #Taizoin #退蔵院 #達磨 #tea #Kyoto #Japan

  7. Legend has it that the first tea plants sprang from those eye-lids, later helping Zen students stay away during long meditations👀

    #Daruma #Taizoin #退蔵院 #達磨 #tea #Kyoto #Japan

  8. Legend has it that the first tea plants sprang from those eye-lids, later helping Zen students stay away during long meditations👀

    #Daruma #Taizoin #退蔵院 #達磨 #tea #Kyoto #Japan

  9. Legend has it that the first tea plants sprang from those eye-lids, later helping Zen students stay away during long meditations👀

    #Daruma #Taizoin #退蔵院 #達磨 #tea #Kyoto #Japan

  10. Legend has it that the first tea plants sprang from those eye-lids, later helping Zen students stay away during long meditations👀

    #Daruma #Taizoin #退蔵院 #達磨 #tea #Kyoto #Japan

  11. Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

    Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

    1. Bottom of the stairs
    2. Outside the Main Hall
    3. Daruma dolls
    4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

    #photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

  12. Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

    Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

    1. Bottom of the stairs
    2. Outside the Main Hall
    3. Daruma dolls
    4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

    #photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

  13. Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

    Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

    1. Bottom of the stairs
    2. Outside the Main Hall
    3. Daruma dolls
    4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

    #photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

  14. Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

    Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

    1. Bottom of the stairs
    2. Outside the Main Hall
    3. Daruma dolls
    4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

    #photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

  15. Day trip to Takasaki (Part 1)

    Today, we went to Takasaki, the largest city in Gunma Prefecture. Here is a set of unprocessed, out-of-camera photos from our first stop, Shōrinzan Darumaji. It is here at this temple, several hundred years ago, that the first Daruma dolls were made.

    1. Bottom of the stairs
    2. Outside the Main Hall
    3. Daruma dolls
    4. Daruma dolls, Daruma votive plaques and sunlight lens artifacts

    #photography #shotoniphone #takasaki #japan #japanlife #temple #daruma

  16. #Bodhidharma (#Daruma) by Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386-1428), #Japanese hanging scrolll (#kakemono), ink on paper, inscription by Shunsoku Zenkō (active 1425-1426), early 15th century
    #JapaneseArt #MedievalArt #Buddhism #Zen #ZenBuddhism

  17. #Bodhidharma (#Daruma) by Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386-1428), #Japanese hanging scrolll (#kakemono), ink on paper, inscription by Shunsoku Zenkō (active 1425-1426), early 15th century
    #JapaneseArt #MedievalArt #Buddhism #Zen #ZenBuddhism

  18. #Bodhidharma (#Daruma) by Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386-1428), #Japanese hanging scrolll (#kakemono), ink on paper, inscription by Shunsoku Zenkō (active 1425-1426), early 15th century
    #JapaneseArt #MedievalArt #Buddhism #Zen #ZenBuddhism

  19. #Bodhidharma (#Daruma) by Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386-1428), #Japanese hanging scrolll (#kakemono), ink on paper, inscription by Shunsoku Zenkō (active 1425-1426), early 15th century
    #JapaneseArt #MedievalArt #Buddhism #Zen #ZenBuddhism