Bodhidharma (Skt) The first patriarch of Zen in China, twenty eighth after the Buddha Gotama (P) or Gautama (Skt).

A Japanese doll without arms and legs. Modeled on a Buddhist priest who meditated so long, his limbs atrophied.

a Bodhidharma doll

a Japanese figure with a large head and a round body that inevitably bounces back into an upright position

a spherical doll with a red painted body and a white face without pupils

The Japanese term for Bodhidharma; most commonly refers to the Daruma doll.