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Can Mindfulness Save Buddhism in Japan?
In a country where Buddhism has become a “funeral religion,” one Zen monk hopes to use the popular Westernized practice to revive his tradition.
In a country where Buddhism has become a “funeral religion,” one Zen monk hopes to use the popular Westernized practice to revive his tradition.
A Japanese devotee’s journey from Catholicism to Zen
The musicians of Reigakusha perform gagaku, court music that developed alongside early Buddhism in Japan.
With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.
In the esoteric Japanese tradition, subduing the external evils of the world as well as the inner evils of one’s own mind is a central element of practice. A scholar explains why we shouldn’t dismiss it so quickly.
Select wisdom from sources old and new
A bodhisattva-like miracle worker credited with founding the Shingon school, Kobo Daishi—known as Kukai during his life—is a monumental figure in Japan but little known to North American Buddhists.
People often visit Japan’s Buddhist temples for their stately architecture and Zen gardens. But there is a whole other realm of natural art to be found inside—or rather, on—these historic temple walls.
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