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  Daruma Doll is actually a japan culture lucky item. This doll is actually model according to a monk name bodhidharma whom had a very persistence and firm in achieving his spiritual goal. But the main reason it caught my attention are the symbolism behind daruma "fall down 7 times, get up 8 times" . A very useful symbolism that remind one to get up everytime one falls down other than the belief that it is a good luck talisman. So i did a bit reading about the daruma doll. The actual daruma doll was design in a way that when the doll fall down, it will get up by it own self . Each of its pattern and colour on the doll are actually representing a part of animal good omen such as the crane eye and tortoise . The daruma doll was originally created to solve the over demand of talisman coming from the temple . It was also believe that at a later time, it was commission to farmers as a way to earn extra income by enable them to create their own daruma doll to sell (the mold was d

Clover leaf is believe to be a lucky symbol. if you ever find one with four leaf , you can be assure that you will find some good thing in your life soon afterward. I do remember that when i first saw one in a shopping mall (though i never bought it) , the very same day i found a comic set which i thought one will never be able to purchase it anymore as it was an old version story. so i do believe that clover leaf do actually bring one lucks in life. Nowadays, you can easily buy one clover leaf  as an accessories for your handbag or mobile strap. but to be sure, try to get the four leaf clover as it mean faith, hope, love and luck. It is believe that this leaf also bring luck against malevolent spirits . Therefore if you are looking for a lucky symbol as a gift , you can consider a four leaf clover as a gift .  

  Benefits of Lamp Offerings : 1. One will illuminate the world as the lamp of dharma. 2. One will have perfect eyesight without any defects. 3. One will obtain heavenly eyes or clairvoyance easily. 4. One will obtain the wisdom to discriminate between virtues and non-virtues. 5. One will liberate oneself from dullness and ignorance. 6. One will not be confused and bewildered by outer phenomena. 7. One will not reborn into a place of darkness and stupidity. 8. one will obtain great merit and great virtues. 9. one will reborn into heavens. 10. One will swiftly attain the great blissness of nirvana. According to amitabha path website, the lamp offerings benefits are as follows: 1. one obtain bright, beautiful good eyes. 2. one has proper understanding and views. 3. one easily obtain heavenly eyes, see distant and subtle phenomenons. 4. one does not break precepts. 5. one wisdom is perfect, will attain nirvana. obtain wisdom that discriminate what is virtuous and non-vir