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Daruma / Damo

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dá mó

daruma

達磨 in Japanese usually refers to Daruma, a tumbling doll with a round red-painted body.

In Japan, Daruma is a good-luck doll which is supposed to in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted.

達磨 is also Bodhidharma or Dharma. 達磨 comes from an ancient word that means holding fast and keeping ordinances, statutes, laws, or practice.

This is also a title for Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India. He famously engaged in silent meditation for nine years.

Bodhidharma

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pú tí dá mó

bodai daruma

菩提達磨 is the title Bodhidharma in Chinese and Japanese.

Bodhidharma, commonly known as Damo, is reputed as the founder of the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional or Mystic School.

He likely came from south India and spread Mahayana Buddhism throughout China (even meeting the Emperor) and his disciples likely spread this all the way to Korea, Japan, and beyond in the 5th and 6th centuries.

Sometimes the last character varies in Chinese to 摩 instead of 磨 - let me know if you need a certain variation when you order.

Dharma / Damo / Daruma

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dá mó

daru ma

達摩 is the Chinese and Japanese title for Dharma (a short name for Bodhidharma).

He's known in Chinese as Damo and in Japanese as Daruma.

Note: In Japanese, they tend to write the last character as versus . If you choose the Japanese master calligrapher, expect it to be written in the Japanese version.

Bodhidharma

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pú tí dá mó

bo dai daru ma

菩提達摩 is the Chinese Bodhidharma.

This refers to a man commonly known as Damo, reputed as the founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. His original name is believed to be Bodhitara (菩提多羅).

Note: Often, the last character is written as versus .

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
達磨达磨 see styles	dá mó da2 mo2 ta mo daruma だるま	More info & calligraphy: Daruma / Damo (1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) (kana only) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.
菩提達磨菩提达磨 see styles	pú tí dá mó pu2 ti2 da2 mo2 p`u t`i ta mo pu ti ta mo bodaidaruma ぼだいだるま	More info & calligraphy: Bodhidharma {Buddh} (See 達磨・2) Bodhidharma Bodhidharma, commonly known as Damo, v. 達; reputed as the founder of the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional or Mystic School. His original name is given as 菩提多羅 Bodhitara.
火達磨 see styles	hidaruma ひだるま	火達磨 Custom Scroll body covered with flames
血達磨 see styles	chidaruma ちだるま	血達磨 Custom Scroll covered in blood
達磨堂 see styles	darumadou / darumado だるまどう	達磨堂 Custom Scroll (place-name) Darumadou
達磨宗达磨宗 see styles	dá mó zōng da2 mo2 zong1 ta mo tsung darumashuu / darumashu だるましゅう	(1) (rare) (See 禅宗) Zen (Buddhism); (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) (See 達磨歌) confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry The Damo, or Dharma sect, i.e. the 禪宗 Meditation, or Intuitional School.
達磨寺 see styles	darumadera だるまでら	達磨寺 Custom Scroll (personal name) Darumadera
達磨山 see styles	darumayama だるまやま	達磨山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Darumayama
達磨忌达磨忌 see styles	dá mó jì da2 mo2 ji4 ta mo chi darumaki だるまき	達磨忌 Custom Scroll ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5) The anniversary of Bodhidharma's death, fifth of the tenth month.
達磨歌 see styles	darumauta だるまうた	(rare) confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)
達磨町 see styles	darumachou / darumacho だるまちょう	達磨町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Darumachō
達磨石 see styles	darumaishi だるまいし	達磨石 Custom Scroll (place-name) Darumaishi
達磨船 see styles	darumasen だるません	達磨船 Custom Scroll barge; lighter
達磨蛙 see styles	darumagaeru; darumagaeru ダルマガエル; だるまがえる	達磨蛙 Custom Scroll (kana only) Daruma pond frog (Pelophylax porosus)
達磨鮫 see styles	darumazame; darumazame だるまざめ; ダルマザメ	達磨鮫 Custom Scroll (kana only) cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis); cigar shark
雪達磨 see styles	yukidaruma ゆきだるま	雪達磨 Custom Scroll snowman
尸羅達磨尸罗达磨 see styles	shī luó dá mó shi1 luo2 da2 mo2 shih lo ta mo Shiradaruma	尸羅達磨 Custom Scroll Śīladharma, a śramaṇa of Khotan.
蘆葉達磨芦叶达磨 see styles	lú yè dá mó lu2 ye4 da2 mo2 lu yeh ta mo Royō Daruma	蘆葉達磨 Custom Scroll Bodhidharma and his rush-leaf boat in which he is said to have crossed the Yangze.
達磨不識达磨不识 see styles	dá mó bù shì da2 mo2 bu4 shi4 ta mo pu shih Datsuma fushiki	達磨不識 Custom Scroll Bodhidharma's don't know
達磨大師达磨大师 see styles	dá mó dà shī da2 mo2 da4 shi1 ta mo ta shih darumadaishi だるまだいし	達磨大師 Custom Scroll (personal name) Darumadaishi Master Bodhidharma
達磨廓然达磨廓然 see styles	dá mó kuò rán da2 mo2 kuo4 ran2 ta mo k`uo jan ta mo kuo jan Datsuma kakunen	達磨廓然 Custom Scroll Bodhidharma's emptiness
達磨波羅达磨波罗 see styles	dá mó bō luó da2 mo2 bo1 luo2 ta mo po lo Datsumahara	達磨波羅 Custom Scroll Dharmapāla
達磨菩提达磨菩提 see styles	dá mó pú tí da2 mo2 pu2 ti2 ta mo p`u t`i ta mo pu ti Datsumabodai	達磨菩提 Custom Scroll Dharmabodhi
達磨陣那达磨阵那 see styles	dá mó zhèn nà da2 mo2 zhen4 na4 ta mo chen na Damachinna	達磨陣那 Custom Scroll Dhammadinnā
達磨馱都达磨驮都 see styles	dá mó tuó dū da2 mo2 tuo2 du1 ta mo t`o tu ta mo to tu darumadatsu	達磨馱都 Custom Scroll dharmadhātu, tr. 法界 'the element of law or of existence' (M.W.); all psychic and non-psychic processes (64 dharmas), with the exception of rūpa-skandha and mano-ayatana (11), grouped as one dharma element; the storehouse or matrix of phenomena, all-embracing totality of things; in the Tantric school, Vairocana divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible); a relic of the Buddha.
阿毗達磨 see styles	ā pí dá mó a1 pi2 da2 mo2 a p`i ta mo a pi ta mo	阿毗達磨 Custom Scroll 阿毗曇; 阿鼻達磨 abhidharma. The śāstras, which discuss Buddhist philosophy or metaphysics; defined by Buddhaghōsa as the law or truth (dharma) which (abhi) goes beyond or behind the law; explained by傳 tradition, 勝法 surpassing law, 無比法 incomparable law, 對法 comparing the law, 向法 directional law, showing cause and effect. The阿毗達磨藏 or 阿毗達磨論藏 is the abhidharma-piṭaka, the third part of the tripiṭaka. In the Chinese canon it consists of 大乘論 Mahāyāna treatises, 小乘論 Hīnayāna treatises, and 藏諸論 those brought in during the Song and Yuan dynasties. The阿毗達磨倶舍論 abhidharma-kośa-śāstra, tr. By Xuanzang, is a philosophical work by Vasubandhu refuting doctrines of the Vibhāṣā school. There are many works of which abhidharma forms part of the title.
阿毘達磨阿毘达磨 see styles	ā pí dá mó a1 pi2 da2 mo2 a p`i ta mo a pi ta mo abidatsuma あびだつま	阿毘達磨 Custom Scroll {Buddh} abhidharma; texts that contain detailed reworkings of the Buddhist sutras abhidharma
阿浮達磨阿浮达磨 see styles	ā fú dá mó a1 fu2 da2 mo2 a fu ta mo abudatsuma	阿浮達磨 Custom Scroll abdhuta-dharma
阿鼻達磨阿鼻达磨 see styles	ā bí dá mó a1 bi2 da2 mo2 a pi ta mo abidatsuma	阿鼻達磨 Custom Scroll abhidharma
雪達磨式 see styles	yukidarumashiki ゆきだるましき	雪達磨式 Custom Scroll snowballing (phenomenon, effect)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Daruma Damo	達磨达磨	daruma	dá mó / da2 mo2 / da mo / damo	ta mo / tamo
Bodhidharma	菩提達磨菩提达磨	bodai daruma bodaidaruma	pú tí dá mó pu2 ti2 da2 mo2 pu ti da mo putidamo	p`u t`i ta mo putitamo pu ti ta mo
Dharma Damo Daruma	達摩 / 達磨达摩 / 达磨	daru ma / daruma	dá mó / da2 mo2 / da mo / damo	ta mo / tamo
Bodhidharma	菩提達摩 / 菩提達磨菩提达摩 / 菩提达磨	bo dai daru ma bodaidaruma	pú tí dá mó pu2 ti2 da2 mo2 pu ti da mo putidamo	p`u t`i ta mo putitamo pu ti ta mo
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.