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Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Four

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Four

Restoration of the Kumano Shugen, a Shugendo group in the Kumano area of Japan

Uploaded 16 Jul 2021

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Three

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Three

Pilgrimage to the future

Uploaded 1 Jun 2021

Art in Japanese Buddhism

Art in Japanese Buddhism

An overview of artistic styles and forms in Japan

Uploaded 7 May 2021

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Two

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Two

An interview with Prof. Caleb Carter of Kyushu University

Uploaded 19 Mar 2021

The Zen Masters of the Rinzai Tradition

The Zen Masters of the Rinzai Tradition

Beginning a series of essays on the Zen masters of Japan

Uploaded 24 Dec 2020

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part One

Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part One

Nurturing the roots of an ancient tradition

Uploaded 3 Dec 2020

<i>Buddhistdoor View:</i> Buddhism and Asia’s Future – China’s New Silk Road and the Indo-Japanese Samvad

Buddhistdoor View: Buddhism and Asia’s Future – China’s New Silk Road and the Indo-Japanese Samvad

Buddhist diplomacy and the shifting balance of power in Asia and beyond

Uploaded 3 Oct 2020

Animals in Priestly Robes in Japanese Art

Animals in Priestly Robes in Japanese Art

Insight and creativity in the tradition of Otsu-e folk paintings

Uploaded 22 Jul 2020

Master of the Compassionate Chisel: Buddhist Themes in the Prints of Hiratsuka Un’ichi

Master of the Compassionate Chisel: Buddhist Themes in the Prints of Hiratsuka Un’ichi

Tracing movements in 20th century Japanese art-making

Uploaded 17 Jun 2020

Rarified, Recondite, and Abstruse: Zeami’s <i>Nine Stages</i>

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

The hidden wisdom of Japanese Noh

Uploaded 13 Jun 2020

The Zen of Temples

The Zen of Temples

A history of temple buildings in Japan

Uploaded 22 May 2020

Japanese Buddhist Poetry: Bearing the Weight of Being

Japanese Buddhist Poetry: Bearing the Weight of Being

Insight through skillful means into the depths of the human experience

Uploaded 2 Mar 2020

Gilded Dharma: A Japanese <i>Lotus Sutra</i> Fragment in Gold on Blue

Gilded Dharma: A Japanese Lotus Sutra Fragment in Gold on Blue

Sublime expressions of the sacred

Uploaded 19 Dec 2019

Butsuzo in the 21st Century: Promoting the 1,400-year-old Japanese Tradition of Buddhist Sculpture on Social Media

Butsuzo in the 21st Century: Promoting the 1,400-year-old Japanese Tradition of Buddhist Sculpture on Social Media

Ancient practices find new life through modern communication tools

Uploaded 5 Nov 2019