Animation: Daruma Doll in Japanese
アニメーション：だるまおもちゃ（日本語版）
Make a wish, and paint in his left eye. When your wish comes true, paint in his right eye. (19 seconds, 66 KB)
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He's a red-robed Bodhidharma (J. Bodaidaruma), the 5th century Indian Buddhist priest who brought Zen meditation to China. The lack of limbs may represent his legendary loss of them after years of continuous Zen meditation.
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