Book Review – China Root: Taoism, Chan, and Original Zen
Raymond Lam
9 October 2020
A bold take on Chan thought’s “pre-Buddhist” antecedents and influence on formal Chinese Buddhism
Interview with Ana María Schlüter Rodés, Founder of Zendo Betania
Daniel Millet Gil
27 February 2020
Encounters in a fully lived Zen-Christian dialogue
Dhyana to Thien: Echoes from the Past—From India to Tran Nhon Tong
Shashi Bala
28 June 2019
The evolution of Buddhist practices from the Buddha to..
Approaching Chan, Part 2: The Two Streams of Chan Contemplative Practices
Ven. Guo-Xing
26 August 2016
When Chan Buddhist practices were first transmitted to China, they were the same as those practiced in India. Over time, however, the contemplative practices (禪觀)
Visions from the Zen Mind: Zen Paintings and Calligraphy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Meher McArthur
8 July 2016
A fuzzy-furred gibbon seated on a rugged boulder reaches an arm out over a rushing river and tries to scoop up the reflection of the
From Manga to Monks, Anime to Arhats: Recent Buddhist Themes in the Art of Takashi Murakami
Meher McArthur
15 April 2016
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has become renowned internationally for his colorful, smiling flowers, his anime-inspired paintings and sculptures that range in style from erotic to
Deconstructing Daruma
Meher McArthur
30 October 2015
The 5th/6th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma is considered the founder and patriarch of meditational Buddhism, known as dhyana in Sanskrit, Chan in Chinese, and Zen in Japanese. Although he was revered