The Daruma doll, presented to PM Narendra Modi in Japan, is linked to which Indian monk?
- AAtisha Dipankara of Bengal
- BNagarjuna of Andhra
- CBodhidharma of Kanchipuram
- DPadmasambhava of Swat
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Correct answer: (c) Bodhidharma of Kanchipuram
Explanation
The Daruma wish doll recalls Bodhidharma, a 5th-century monk from Kanchipuram who took Zen (Chan) Buddhism to China; in Japan he is Daruma Daishi. Takasaki city in Gunma is the home of the dolls.