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
Japan Seeks UNESCO Listing for 1,000-Year-Old Buddhist Documents
Craig C Lewis
19 November 2021
Two sets of ancient documents offer insights into the history of Buddhism in Japan
1,600 Women Join 400-year-old Archery Tournament at Kyoto Buddhist Temple
Craig C Lewis
15 January 2020
Coming-of-age contest draws crowds to Buddhist temple
Gilded Dharma: A Japanese Lotus Sutra Fragment in Gold on Blue
Meher McArthur
19 December 2019
Sublime expressions of the sacred
Remains of Ninth Century Buddhist Pagoda and Hall Found at Site of Kyoto Temple
Craig C Lewis
28 October 2019
Structures part of the ancient temple Sai-ji, founded in 796…
Japanese Buddhism 101: The Search for the Buddha
Gereon Kopf
23 August 2019
Doctrinal Buddhist beliefs and practices in Japan
“Beauty that Floats on Mud”
Gereon Kopf
12 January 2019
Illuminations of the Lotus Sutra
1,001 Bodhisattva Statues Restored at Kyoto Temple in 45-Year Preservation Project
Craig C Lewis
4 October 2018
Statues gathered under one roof for the first time…
Bull-headed Wrath: The Propagation of Daiitoku Myōō Iconography
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
24 August 2018
An integral deity in esoteric Japanese Buddhism
Origins of the Godai Myо̄о̄
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
8 March 2018
Introducing a new column on iconography in Japanese…
Heirs to the Tiantai Tradition: The Tiantai Trilogy, Part 3
Zephyr Chan
27 December 2017
In my previous articles in this trilogy, I explained the philosophy of Tiantai Buddhism and why it appeals to me. Unlike the philosophically rich Huayan,
The Story of Zhanran, Tiantai’s Ninth Patriarch
Zephyr Chan
21 July 2017
A life combating philosophical errors and spreading the…