ＡＢＣ― 達磨散歩の紹介
"For centuries Zen masters have said that Daruma is Zen. Perhaps it would now be appropriate to say that Daruma is Japan. In neither case is the definition fully explicable or applicable. Each is essentially a KOAN whose solution is acessible only to experience, not to rational analysis. This is to assert finally that Daruma is one key to an authentic and rewarding experience of Japan and the Japanese people."
These are the final words of Prof. McFarland in his classic about Daruma in Popular Japanese Culture. Zen and Daruma have always been very close to me since my first steps in Japanese Archery (弓道) in 1977 in Kamakura. My first purchase was a huge seated Daruma statue, which had to spend a long time on our television set, since the house was so small. Now he got his promised space in our large farmhouse compound, the Paradise Hermitage (GokuRakuAn 極楽庵) in Okayama Prefecture, where we moved in 1995.
I have written two books about Buddhist art and Buddhist ritual implements
in German, if you are interested, please contact me.
Towards the end of 2001 I was lucky to encounter Mr. Kyobashi and his fantastic homepage, so I started to write some stories about Daruma myself. I intend to continue this with his valuable help and I want to take this opportunity to thank him very very much for his support. If you have any suggestions or Darumas to share, please contact us.
My stories have three sections:
1. Daruma Hunting in various parts of Japan as we travel along.
2. Introducing the most famous Daruma temples and the markets there.
3. ABC introduction of all kinds of things in the form of Daruma or
with a Daruma painted or carved on them. This will take us through many
forms of art and folkart, from ceramics to childrens toys, just as Prof.
McFarland noted: A tour through Japan and the Japanese People. I will
use the Internet as the main medium for this trip. If you have a special
subject you want to be covered, please let me know.
達磨散歩は三つの課題からできています：
１． だるま狩、つまりこれからの旅日記。
２． だるまのお寺の案内、だるま市の案内。
３． ABCの順番でいろいろだるまの民芸品、美術品などなどの紹介。
ぜひ皆さんが持っている作品も紹介してください。
Now let me introduce some books about Daruma.
Best and foremost for English speakers of course
・McFarland, H. Neill.
Daruma:
The Founder of Zen in Japanese Art and Popular Culture.
Tokyo & NY: Kodansha International, 1987. (Out of print)
This book really tells it all. It also has a calendar with the major Daruma Festivals and Markets, which we will eventually explore in the WWW during these stories.
By the way, on this HP you find a lot more books about popular subjects
of Japan.
NEH Institute on Japanese Culture and Civilization
http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/asdp/anthro/easian/japan/howell.html
Next the classic of Japanese literature
・Kido Chuutaroo 木戸忠太郎
・Daruma to sono shosoo 達磨と其諸相
・Tokyo Heigo Shuppan-sha 1932
It has more than 850 pages, but unfortunately it has very little illustrations
in black and white.
A shorter version of this one is
・Kido Chuutaroo 木戸忠太郎
・Ko Daruma shuu 小達磨集
・Tokyo Murata Shooten 1977
It has about 300 pages, but almost no illustrations.
Another Japanese book which was published in December 2001 is very useful
since it has a prefix of 30 pages with a lot of pictures of different
types of Daruma Dolls, mostly the papermachee versions.
・Minegishi Kanji 峰岸勘次
・Engi Daruma 縁起だるま 高崎だるまとその商園
・上毛新聞社 ISBN 4-88058-831-8
Next we have the small volume by the priest of the famous Daruma Temple
Shorinzan
・Hirose Seishi 広瀬正史
・Yoku Wakaru Daruma San よくわかるだるまさん
・ISBN 4-8050-0369-3
The first 16 pages are full of pictures of the local papermachee Darumas
from all regions of Japan.
Finally another small volume
・Yoshino Hiroko 吉野裕子
・Daruma no Minzokugaku ダルマの民俗学
Folk Studies, Ethnology about Daruma (Amazon.co.jp)
You find a lot more quotations of useful books in English in McFarlands
book.
And of course the following HP by Mr. Kyobashi is a treasure trove for
books.
達磨の研究書 ：達磨大師に係わる物から、図像、達磨の張り子や玩具、 達磨の遊びなどあらゆるジャンルの資料です。
資料としてはごく一部です。 いろいろとぜひ教えて下さい。
http://www.amie.or.jp/daruma/kenkyu.html
達磨と其諸相・木戸忠太郎・昭和７年11月・丙午出版社／文求堂出版
達磨に関しての百科事典。学術・文化・民俗・社会学などあらゆる面
からの詳細な調査のもとに達磨の全てを網羅した古典的名 著。本書の引用になる書籍も多い。約20数年前、東京・神田の古書店でふと目にとまり、頼み込んで３回払いで購入。復刻版を発売中。
小達磨集・木戸忠太郎・昭和13年９月・内外出版印刷
「達磨と其諸相」発刊後の著者の追録集。復刻版を発売中。
Best for second-hand books is Mr. Kyobashi`s Internet Store:
洋書の 古書はやっぱりこちら：
・Watada, Terry
Daruma days, a collection of fictionalised biography
[Vancouver, BC] Ronsdale, 1997
・ZIMMERMAN, JULIE, & KIMIAKI TOKUMASU
WISHING ON DARUMA
Brunswick, Me Biddle Publ. Co. 1992.
・Kuno (H.)
A note on the Daruma volcano, Izu, Japan Offprint, wrappers, staples rusting,
Tokyo, 1938
Last but not least let me introduce the Japanese Daruma Association, the
Zen Nihon Daruma Kenkyuukai 全日本だるま研究会。They
publish a yearly magazine with a lot of interesting subjects about Daruma
art and monthly newsletters full of funny and serious details. Here is
the cover of Nr. 12.
Imaizumi Sensei of this Association has written a very useful book about
the different types of Daruma in various regions of Japan, which I quote
very often in these stories. Unfortunately it has no illustrations.
全日本だるま研究会の今泉先生がとても便利な本を書かかれました。ぜひとも参考にしてください。
You can contact the Association through Mr. Tajima or Mr. Nakamura or
Mr. Kyobashi right here:
全日本だるま研究会の連絡先：
浜松市肴町313-11 事務局長・田島哲三氏、
または、中村浩訳氏 nakamura2@osaji.co.jp
kyobashi@amie.or.jp
Finally have a look at the Darumadoo (達磨堂) which we built in 1997.
It is the starting point of these stories and I hope you will join me
as we travel along. Sincerely yours
Gabi
最後に私たちの達磨堂を見てください。ここから達磨散歩が始まりました｡これから是非ご一緒に散歩してください。
よろしくお願いします。
ガビ
gokuraku@po.harenet.ne.jp
