Book Review: Steven Heine’s Dogen
Nina Müller
21 December 2021
A scholar brings us the life and context of one of Zen’s greatest figures
New York Buddhist Church to Celebrate End of Year with Online Offerings
Justin Whitaker
10 December 2020
Celebrating Japanese culture and Buddhism in America
Buddhists Among Those Welcoming Pope Francis in Thailand and Japan
Justin Whitaker
20 November 2019
Pontiff spreads message of inter-religious dialogue
Golden Hall at Buddhist Temple in Nara Restored 301 Years After Fiery Destruction
Craig Lewis
19 October 2018
Ancient hall dating to 714 returns to former glory
Shigaraki Ware: A Ceramic Tradition Shaped by Hands and Buddhism
Meher McArthur
13 August 2018
Expressions of austerity, spontaneity, and simplicity
Senso-ji: A Buddhist Temple for the People
Meher McArthur
13 April 2017
Japan’s most visited Buddhist temple is not one of the peaceful Zen temples, with their minimalist rock and gravel gardens, or even Todai-ji in Nara, with
Samurai and Monks: Lessons in Impermanence
Gereon Kopf
24 March 2017
In the last few weeks, I have been teaching the Tale of Heike (Heike monogatari) to my students at Luther College. The Tale of Heike is central to Japanese
The Modernization of Faith and Ideology: Victoria Montrose Discusses Japanese Buddhism’s 19th Century Transformation
Raymond Lam
26 August 2016
Victoria Montrose (“Tori” to her friends, a fittingly Japanese epithet) has been immersed in Japanese culture since childhood. Victoria was four when her American father