Book Review: Steven Heine’s Dogen
A scholar brings us the life and context of one of Zen’s greatest figures
A scholar brings us the life and context of one of Zen’s greatest figures
Celebrating Japanese culture and Buddhism in America
Pontiff spreads message of inter-religious dialogue
Ancient hall dating to 714 returns to former glory
Expressions of austerity, spontaneity, and simplicity
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
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
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