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Osaka, Japan (CNN) — At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the ...

At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the hillside forest.

Really? Well, I sure hope he found the enlightenment that he sought. The Bodhidharma is considered the founder of zazen meditation. Originally, daruma dolls emerged in the 17th century in the town ...

Katsuo-ji Temple is known as the "Daruma temple" due to its large collection of the dolls. - Rebecca Cairns/CNN ...