Yukidaruma
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Snowman - Yukidaruma
snowman Daruma -
the kids love you
until you melt

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snowman Daruma -
a Scottish hat
to keep warm

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Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
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Before Daruma san became the representative of a SNOWMAN, the Japanese called it
"Snow-Buddha", yukibotoke. Especially Issa made many haiku with this word.
But now I want to show you a real cold Snow Buddha in my garden. The stone statue is a replica from the famous Shakyamuni statues in Gandhara, called "Shakyamuni during his ascetic practise" kugyoozoo 苦行象. It is about 70 cm high and if you hit the stone halo with your finger, it makes a wonderful sound too.

Here is my Snow-Buddha from the side.

Snow-Buddha -
a snow hat
to keep warm
Snow-Buddha -
your bare shoulders covered
for how long?
Read more about Issa and the Snow Buddhas here:
Snowman (yuki Daruma) Japan (yuki-botoke)
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snow:
the Buddha of Knowledge
gains weight
Chibi
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Darumasan-Japan/message/645
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2 Comments:
Exceptional in all seasons – nice garden
garden flower
the halo of an old man
blooms
Gary
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An interesting discussion about the translation of HAIKU with a snowman.
http://www.haikuworld.org/kukai/firstsnow.withdrawn.html
first snow
the garden Buddha becomes
a snowman
Angelee Deodhar
first snow . . .
all the Kyoto Buddhas
becoming snowmen
Donald McLeod
morning storm--
the garden buddha
becomes a snowman
Pamela Babusci
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Gabi Worldkigo
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