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also known as a Dharma doll, is a hollow, round, Japanese doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.達 磨
It has a design that is rich in symbolism and is regarded more as a talisman of good luck.
The eyes of Daruma are often blank when sold, you fills one eye of the doll upon setting the goal.
One explanation how this custom started says that in order to motivate Daruma-san to grant your wish,
you promise to give him full sight once the goal is accomplished.
Daruma’s facial hair is a symbolic representation of the animals well known in Asian culture to embody longevity, the crane and the tortoise.
The eyebrows are in the shape of a crane, while the cheek hair resembles the shell of the tortoise. Originally,
there was a snake or dragon depicted across the moustache and cheeks, but was changed to tortoise to emphasis the desire for longevity.
In this way,
Daruma was designed to match the Japanese proverb "The crane lives 1000 years, the tortoise 10,000 years."
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Image size
3264x4896px 4.71 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed
1/10 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
May 6, 2011, 9:30:23 PM
Sensor Size
21mm
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I'm a bit curious..
why does your Daruma have full sight in the reflection?
knowing some facts...
I guess that your mission is fulfilled for now (even if it was not completed), and I don't mean this photo here,
but the one with the same Doll where you disabled comments
many times we are helpless against the fate (our and others')
even when we have best intentions we can not help or prevent something from happening... helplessness is the worst kind of pain
I can cope with any other, but with this one never successfully...
why does your Daruma have full sight in the reflection?
knowing some facts...
I guess that your mission is fulfilled for now (even if it was not completed), and I don't mean this photo here,
but the one with the same Doll where you disabled comments
many times we are helpless against the fate (our and others')
even when we have best intentions we can not help or prevent something from happening... helplessness is the worst kind of pain
I can cope with any other, but with this one never successfully...