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Altar to Ancestor Lu Dongbin, Pattaya Temple, Thailand, 2019. Getty Images. Lu Dongbin is the author of the Tang dynasty spiritual manual The Secret of the Golden Flower.

The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part Two

Joseph Houseal 12 June 2021

An ancient and experiential practice of the mind and realization

Lu Dongbin Crosses a Lake. Painting, Song dynasty. Artist unknown

The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part One

Joseph Houseal 15 May 2021

An ancient practice for experiencing primal consciousness

Nichiren using the power of his prayer beads to foil an attack by Tojo no Sayemon Komatsubara in 1264. Woodblock print, 1835, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Buddhism and the Martial Arts: A Conversation with Scott Park Phillips

Joseph Houseal 17 April 2021

An exploration of the long relationship between Buddhism and the martial arts

Ruby, Heidi Durning, a dance of her mother in heaven. 2000. Durning’s mother was killed in the Kobe earthquake of 1995. This piece toured from Kyoto to Sweden, Korea, France, Greece, Brazil, and the US. Image courtesy of the artist

Wisteria Maiden in a Rock Garden

Joseph Houseal 11 February 2021

Impressions of Buddhism and personal spirituality reflected.

Dance as inspiration: Robert Bolle. Photo by Luciano Romano

Be Inspired

Joseph Houseal 9 January 2021

The path toward artistic practice, personal growth, and transformation

The Noh play Tousen. Right to left, in boat: main actor shite, Mikata Shizuka, 54; two boy kokata, Satoro Mikata, 6, and Haruka Mikata 11, sons of Noh actor Mikata Madoka; two girl kokata, Mikata Nodoka, 20, and Mikata Azusa, 15; daughters of Mikata Shizuka. Musicians: o-tsutsumi (large hip drum) Masaru Dai, 60; small shoulder drum (ko-tsutsumi) Kichisaka Ichiro, 55; flute (fue) Ichikaza Sugi, 70. Kanze Kaikan Noh Theater, Kyoto, 7 November 2020. Image courtesy of Theater Noh

Noh Now

Joseph Houseal 12 December 2020

The family transmission of an ancient art

Mario Fantin: Mountaineers, Ethnography, and Buddhism

Joseph Houseal 14 November 2020

Authentic encounters with vanishing worlds

Skull mask, Mongolia, 1967. Photo by Werner Forman. Image courtesy of the Werner Forman Archive

Mongolia: A Complex Dance Survival

Joseph Houseal 10 October 2020

Sustaining an ancient legacy

Mongolian Tsam, Socialist Realism: People’s Painter Urjingiin Yadamsuren

Joseph Houseal 11 September 2020

One of the great ethnographers of Buddhist…

Vajrayogini Mandala. Tibet, 18th century. Pigment, gold, and wood. This mandala is used for Vajrayogini visualization meditation according to the tradition of Naropa. Rubin Museum Collection. From Himalayan Art Resources. This is an example of the dance visualization tradition, or dance ephemeral, in reference to the visualized deity, not the painting, which is another example of dance depicted. The connection between dance depicted and dance visualized is clear

Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance

Joseph Houseal 8 August 2020

Dance actual, dance depicted, and dance ephemeral . . .

Ceremonial tsam mask. From the Milan Klečka collection. A tourdag mask of a burial grounds protector. A pair of protectors defends the dance ground. They wear dresses decorated with a skeleton pattern, with colorful fans on the sides of the head, so-called “butterflies.” In the background, the mask of the god of war. Photo by Jakub Šedý. Image courtesy of the Náprstek Museum

The Secret Life of Collections

Joseph Houseal 11 July 2020

Insights into Czech cultural connections with Buddhist…

Noh mask, Zo Onna, 19th century. Sculptor unknown. Zo Onna signifies a beautiful, slightly older woman who has experienced tragedy and gained wisdom. It expresses a more composed and elegant figure than a younger woman. From Core of Culture

Rarified, Recondite, and Abstruse: Zeami’s Nine Stages

Joseph Houseal 13 June 2020

The hidden wisdom of Japanese Noh

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The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part Two

The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part One

Buddhism and the Martial Arts: A Conversation with Scott Park Phillips

Wisteria Maiden in a Rock Garden

Be Inspired

Noh Now

Mario Fantin: Mountaineers, Ethnography, and Buddhism

Mongolia: A Complex Dance Survival

Mongolian Tsam, Socialist Realism: People’s Painter Urjingiin Yadamsuren

Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance

The Secret Life of Collections

Rarified, Recondite, and Abstruse: Zeami’s Nine Stages

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