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