達磨

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 達磨 – see 達摩.
(This term is a variant form of 達摩).

Japanese

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達磨 (daruma): a daruma doll.
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達 磨
だる
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irregular goon

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “law; morality; code”), either via Middle Chinese 達磨 (MC dat ma) as a transliteration of the Sanskrit,[1] or as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma), in turn from Middle Chinese 菩提達磨 (MC bu dej dat ma) as a transliteration from Sanskrit.[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

達(だる)磨(ま) • (daruma) 

  1. a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism

Derived terms

Proper noun

達(だる)磨(ま) • (Daruma) 

  1. Dharma, clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, “Bodhidharma”)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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