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拍品專文
It represents the historical monk known as Damo in China, Daruma in Japan and Bodhidharma in India, whose teachings eventually became the foundation of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Variously described in early texts as a monk of Central Asian or Persian origin, and later as of South Indian or Tamil origin, the face of the figure, with broad, flat nose and heavy-lidded oval eyes, reveals the features of a person of non-Chinese origin.