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We Are More Powerful Than We Know

by Chenxing Han| November 6, 2020

We Are More Powerful Than We Know

Awaiting the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Chenxing Han turns to the prose of Japanese poet and Buddhist monk Kamo-no-Chomei, and ponders his same questions, 800 years later.

Awakening to the Goddess: The Art & Activism of Mayumi Oda

by Andrea Miller| August 21, 2020

Awakening to the Goddess: The Art & Activism of Mayumi Oda

With her empowered imagery, she’s connected many to the divine feminine. Andrea Miller profiles the Japanese American visionary Mayumi Oda.

Carving the Divine: Filmmaker Yujiro Seki documents the Buddhist sculptors of Japan

by Andrea Miller| December 31, 2019

Carving the Divine: Filmmaker Yujiro Seki documents the Buddhist sculptors of Japan

The new documentary film “Carving the Divine” offers a rare look at the lives and artistic process of traditional Japanese wood carvers.

The Moon Is Me, I Am the Moon

by Shodo Harada Roshi| April 18, 2019

The Moon Is Me, I Am the Moon

We are all one and the same. This is the experience of Zen. So teaches Shodo Harada Roshi in his book of original calligraphies.

Is this Buddhist statue happy or sad? Researchers used AI to find out

by Sam Littlefair| March 29, 2019

Is this Buddhist statue happy or sad? Researchers used AI to find out

Researchers in Japan used facial analysis software to analyze the enigmatic expression of a 1200-year-old Buddhist masterpiece.

Bodhisattva robot in Japan delivers Buddhist sermons

by Haleigh Atwood| March 7, 2019

Bodhisattva robot in Japan delivers Buddhist sermons

Designed to explain Buddhist teachings in an easy-to-understand way, creators hope the robot will boost temple visitor numbers.

Japanese Buddhist priest joins movement to divest from fossil fuels and nuclear power

by Haleigh Atwood| May 31, 2018

Japanese Buddhist priest joins movement to divest from fossil fuels and nuclear power
Nuclear cooling towers.Photo by Frédéric Paulussen.

“I was taught about the idea of how changing your bank account can contribute to bettering the environment. That was an enlightenment for me.”

Japanese students prevent Buddhist statue theft by creating 3D-printed copies

by Haleigh Atwood| March 12, 2018

Japanese students prevent Buddhist statue theft by creating 3D-printed copies

One student described the work as “a mysterious and precious experience.”

Love Letters Sent by the Wind

by John Stevens| August 10, 2017

Love Letters Sent by the Wind

“A single night of love is better than a hundred thousand years of sterile meditation,” he wrote. The life and poetry of Ikkyu, translated by John Stevens.

Watch ‘Reactor,’ the 2013 documentary that recounts the late Michael Stone’s pilgrimage to Fukushima

by Sam Littlefair| July 17, 2017

Watch ‘Reactor,’ the 2013 documentary that recounts the late Michael Stone’s pilgrimage to Fukushima

The short film “Reactor” is the story of Michael Stone’s 2012 trip to Japan in the wake of the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima disaster.

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