Bodai Daruma

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Bodhidharma Buddhist monk Chan patriarch Zen patriarch historical figure religious teacher semi-legendary figure

Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Daruma	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bodhidharma ⓘ Buddhist monk ⓘ Chan patriarch ⓘ Zen patriarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ religious teacher ⓘ semi-legendary figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bodhidharma NERFINISHED ⓘ Daruma NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaolin Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	sudden enlightenment ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	meditation ⓘ wall-gazing meditation ⓘ
centralTo	Zen patriarchal lineage narratives ⓘ
creditedWith	founding the Chan school in China ⓘ inspiring the Zen tradition in East Asia ⓘ transmitting Chan Buddhism to China ⓘ
culturalSymbolIn	Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSymbolOf	good luck ⓘ perseverance ⓘ
depictedAs	bearded monk ⓘ seated in meditation ⓘ wide-eyed figure ⓘ
hasLegacy	Daruma dolls used as talismans in Japan ⓘ foundational figure in Zen lineages ⓘ
hasNameInJapanese	ボダイダルマ NERFINISHED ⓘ 菩提達磨 NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificTitle	First Patriarch of Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ First Patriarch of Zen in China ⓘ
influenced	Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
inJapaneseArt	frequently portrayed in ink paintings ⓘ subject of Zen calligraphy and caricature ⓘ
inJapaneseCulture	associated with making wishes and goals ⓘ represented by red, round Daruma dolls ⓘ
inspired	Daruma doll tradition in Japan ⓘ
linkedTo	Daruma-dera temples in Japan ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
subjectOf	numerous Zen koans and stories ⓘ
traditionallyFrom	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Bodhidharma → knownAs → Bodai Daruma ⓘ

this entity surface form: Daruma