daruma dolls
Weighted roly-poly figures
Daruma dolls are round, hollow Japanese figurines modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism.
They're traditionally used as good-luck charms for achieving goals: you paint in one eye when setting a goal and the second when you achieve it.
The weighted bottom lets them right themselves when tipped over, symbolizing perseverance: Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
- wishingDesiring something hoped-for
- wish fulfillmentDesires made real
- redPrimary color, warm
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
Zen · luck · perseverance · goal · goal setting · eyes · painted · papier-mâché · round · wobble · never give up · roly-poly · meditation · monk · temple · New Year · fortune · resilience
daruma dollsplaythings
Objects for recreation
Barbie dolls · action figures · stuffed animals · children's toys
daruma dollswhite flag
Signal of capitulation
quitting · defeat · giving up · resignation · despair