Bodhidharma and his Daruma doll at Darumaji-temple, Takasaki

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Gunma, Japan, photography, Takasakinb, temple, travel

Bodhidharma (Japanese calls Daruma) was a famous Zen monk of India who visited to China and had been performed zazen meditation of wall-gazing for 9 years. At Takasaki city in Gunma prefecture, Darumaji-temple (Shorinzan) has a Daruma’s statue that was made of good scent wood by Itiryo monk in 1680. This temple is famous for a doll of daruma. This roly-poly doll which always stands up was compared to the anecdote of Bodhidharma’s persistence during his nine-year Zen meditation, after which the face of Bodhidharma was painted on the doll.

Daruma

The gate of Darumaji temple

Darumaji temple

Darumaji temple’s steep steps

Darumaji temple’s stone statue

They sells new daruma at the temple.

Koshin Zuka

Kannon-do of Darumaji temple. It is the oldest house in Darumaji temple.

“Yakuyoke Kanzenon”

Reifudo is one of the hall of Darumaji temple.

People offer their darumas after haveing one’s prayer answered.

Small darumas

Big darumas

Huge daruma as big as me

It is the holiness wood daruma statue by Itiryo.

Daruma’s kite

Mossy Chozubachi

Rock and pond garden at Darumaji temple

You can write a line of Sutra, priest plays this Bodhidharma for your hope.

You can toll the bell at Darumaji temple.

Darumaji’s big tree

Goshuin of Darumaji temple