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daruma 達磨
bodhidharma

The eye of the daruma, a good luck talisman and a figure without legs and arms - it is said the Indian monk Bodhidharma lost them during long time meditation - is painted when one makes a wish, and the other is drawn after the wish has come true. This procedure is popular among politicians during election periods or the begining of the new year.

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festival stall with daruma dolls
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festival stall - daruma dolls  (2)
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festival stall - daruma dolls  (3)
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festival stall - daruma dolls  (4)
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festival stall - daruma dolls  (5)
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festival stall - daruma dolls  (6)
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lucky charme = doll without painted pupil = still without any wish
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doll with one painted pupil
= with a wish
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doll with two painted pupils
= with a fulfilled wish
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old dolls - Hôrin-ji temple
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Hôrin-ji oder Daruma-dera / sub temple of Myôshin-ji - Kyôto City
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old dolls - Hôrin-ji  (2)
daruma / new year