Chinese characters in Zen--'Damo'

.

Damo

Daruma, Jap.

These Chinese characters,

are the transliteration

of the

last part

of the

name

-Dharma-

of

Bodhidharma

, the

Indian

monk who came to

China and

was the first Chan

Master in

the Middle

Kingdom, c. 500.

In Chinese they are

pronounced "Dah

Mwoh".

oshobob The Living Workshop

Chinese characters in Zen