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News Topical, Digital Desk : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Japan on a two-day visit. Here he will participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. During this, PM Modi was presented with Japan's traditional Daruma doll. This doll is round in red color, which has only a face, but no hands or feet.
This Daruma doll is very popular in Japan. It is said that if a person sets a goal or has a wish, he keeps a Daruma doll. After this, he applies color on one of its eyes. When the wish is fulfilled, then the other eye is also colored as a symbol of success.
Connection to fifth-century monk
It is seen in almost every house, shop and temple in Japan as a symbol of good luck and wish fulfillment. Daruma doll is considered to be a symbol of the fifth century monk Bodhidharma. He was the one who founded Zen Buddhism. It is said that the monk meditated for so long that his hands and feet were cut off.
Daruma dolls are available in rainbow colours, but red colour is more popular because the monks often wore red coloured clothes. Daruma dolls are made of paper and glue. Daruma dolls are designed in such a way that when turned over, it becomes straight again.
This doll is hollow, round and heavy at the bottom. In Japan, it is considered a symbol of success, victory over problems and overcoming misfortune. There is a saying in Japan that no matter how many times you fail, you get up again and again. Daruma doll is also associated with this.
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