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But why are Daruma dolls round?
During those 9 years Bodhidharma's arms and legs atrophied, and his limbs became useless. Without eyelids he had a constant, shocked appearance.

In Japan the dolls represent perseverance...a prayer to complete a difficult task or longed-for goal.

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Daruma (達磨) is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, a 5th or 6th monk credited with establishing Zen.

Daruma dolls, typically red and made from papier-mâché, are modeled on the story of Bodhidharma wall-gazing in a cave (close to the Shaolin Monastery) for 9 years.

In the 7th year it is said Bodhidharma fell asleep. Furious with himself, he cut off his eyelids and tossed them away to prevent it happening again.

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🙏🖌️THE TEMPLE OF DARUMAS👀🙌

The Rinzai Zen temple Hōrin-ji (法輪寺/臨済宗) is famed for its huge collection of daruma (達磨) dolls, statues, scrolls and paintings, and because of this it is better known as Daruma-dera (達磨寺).

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