Japan
The director of Carving The Divine discusses how traditional Busshi sculptors in Japan preserve their craft.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Break Through or Die Trying
Ready to lay down his life as a kamikaze pilot, Tangen Harada Roshi instead channeled his fervor into Zen.
Reimagining the Path: Buddhist Séances and Oracles on a Japanese Mountain
A pilgrim to Mount Ontake reflects on the value of ritual and why certain practices have been unfairly dismissed.
One Nun, Two Faiths
A Japanese devotee’s journey from Catholicism to Zen
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Reviews
One Step Removed
Noelle Oxenhandler reviews Tracy Franz’s My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk’s Wife in Japan.
When Being Humane Is Traitorous to the Nation
Looking back on Japan’s ultranationalist war years, the president of Soka Gakkai International warns against the dangers of racial pride.
Peace and Politics
A complicated political relationship has given way to a large Buddhist movement that supports a pro-military reinterpretation of Japan’s constitution.
Actualizing the Fundamental Point
"To study the self is to forget the self."
No More Nukes
Sokka Gakkai International's president calls for nuclear nonproliferation and increased aid for displaced persons.
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