National Museum of Korea Reopens with Extensive Exhibitions, Including Buddhist Treasures
Justin Whitaker
21 July 2020
Nine temples linked to the Jogye Order offer items for…
Buddhist Iconography Along the Silk Road, Part One – A Lecture by Prof. Osmund Bopearachchi
Shantel Wong
21 August 2019
How trade, rivers, and oceans shaped the spread of…
One Hundred Shades of Grey: The Abstract Ink Paintings of Keiko Arai
Meher McArthur
13 August 2019
Creating Japanese Zen Buddhist art that lives and…
Challenging Reality: The Painted Sculptures of Masayuki Tsubota
Meher McArthur
19 June 2019
Art as a vehicle for deconstructing our notions of…
Buddhist Temples in Japan Join the Instagram Craze
Anne Wisman
12 July 2018
Accounts aimed at attracting visitors and…
Drinking Tea—Meeting the Buddha
Gereon Kopf
18 September 2015
Many package tours to Japan include a tea ceremony. Sometimes these short versions of a traditional tea ceremony––otemae or cha no yu ––take place in the tea room
Culture and Creativity: Take a Hint from the Buddha
Raymond Lam
7 March 2011
These days, it is almost impossible not to associate culture and sophistication, such as refined tastes in music, literature, sculpture or fine dining with “creativity.”
What’s Your Aesthetic? Celebrating Buddhist Culture and Beauty
Buddhistdoor Global
25 February 2011
Perhaps in theory, Buddhists have no concern for or have transcended aesthetic beauty. But on the ground, there is nothing more inspiring and nothing more