Bodai Daruma

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Bodhidharma Buddhist monk Chan patriarch Zen patriarch historical figure religious teacher semi-legendary figure

Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Daruma	2
Bodai Daruma canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bodai Daruma
Context triple: [Bodhidharma, knownAs, Bodai Daruma]

A. Takasaki Daruma
Takasaki Daruma are traditional Japanese daruma dolls produced in Takasaki, renowned as good-luck talismans symbolizing perseverance and the fulfillment of wishes.
B. Tajōmaru
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
C. Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
D. Rikichi
Rikichi is a Japanese masculine given name that can be borne by various real or fictional individuals.
E. Masaru
Masaru is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in fields such as technology, sports, and entertainment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bodai Daruma
Target entity description: Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.

A. Takasaki Daruma
Takasaki Daruma are traditional Japanese daruma dolls produced in Takasaki, renowned as good-luck talismans symbolizing perseverance and the fulfillment of wishes.
B. Tajōmaru
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
C. Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
D. Rikichi
Rikichi is a Japanese masculine given name that can be borne by various real or fictional individuals.
E. Masaru
Masaru is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in fields such as technology, sports, and entertainment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bodhidharma ⓘ Buddhist monk ⓘ Chan patriarch ⓘ Zen patriarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ religious teacher ⓘ semi-legendary figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bodhidharma ⓘ Daruma ⓘ linked to: Bodai Daruma
associatedWith	Chan Buddhism ⓘ Shaolin Monastery ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Zen
associatedWithConcept	sudden enlightenment ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	meditation ⓘ wall-gazing meditation ⓘ
centralTo	Zen patriarchal lineage narratives ⓘ
creditedWith	founding the Chan school in China ⓘ inspiring the Zen tradition in East Asia ⓘ transmitting Chan Buddhism to China ⓘ
culturalSymbolIn	Japan ⓘ
culturalSymbolOf	good luck ⓘ perseverance ⓘ
depictedAs	bearded monk ⓘ seated in meditation ⓘ wide-eyed figure ⓘ
hasLegacy	Daruma dolls used as talismans in Japan ⓘ foundational figure in Zen lineages ⓘ
hasNameInJapanese	ボダイダルマ ⓘ 菩提達磨 ⓘ linked to: Bodhidharma
honorificTitle	First Patriarch of Chan ⓘ First Patriarch of Zen in China ⓘ
influenced	Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
inJapaneseArt	frequently portrayed in ink paintings ⓘ subject of Zen calligraphy and caricature ⓘ
inJapaneseCulture	associated with making wishes and goals ⓘ represented by red, round Daruma dolls ⓘ
inspired	Daruma doll tradition in Japan ⓘ
linkedTo	Daruma-dera temples in Japan ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
subjectOf	numerous Zen koans and stories ⓘ
traditionallyFrom	India ⓘ
veneratedIn	China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bodhidharma → knownAs → Bodai Daruma ⓘ

Bodhidharma → knownAs → Daruma ⓘ

linked to: Bodai Daruma

Bodai Daruma → alsoKnownAs → Daruma ⓘ