Of all the Chinese Buddhist traditions, Pure Land Buddhism has perhaps the largest following. Although the Pratyutpanna Sutra (which describes a fairly advanced form of Pure Land
Song of the Truthful Mind Jianzhi Sengcan was the Third Ch’an or Zen Patriarch in China, who has been credited with composing a verse called Xinxin
Zen Master Seung Sahn was the 78th Patriarch of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism – a monk who devoted his whole life to propagating the
A tremendous portion of Chinese Buddhism’s rich inheritance is drawn from two traditions. On the one hand we have the deeply devotional Pure Land, where
* “What used to be done by Religion has to be done alone by Art.” – Saburo Hasegawa, in a letter to Isamu Noguchi. January
The Argentinian film “Un Buda” (2005) tells the story of two brothers in Buenos Aires, a sprawling modern metropolis in Latin America. It portrays the spiritual struggles, encounter
Introduction Koan is a Chan case study that is to be intuitively contemplated to awaken Gnosis. It may be formatted in the forms of story,
Dr. Bill. M. Mak graduated from Peking University and is currently based in the Department of Indological Studies at Kyoto University. My Journey as a
Dr. Bill. M. Mak graduated from Peking University and is currently based in the Department of Indological Studies at Kyoto University. My Journey as a
Dr. Bill. M. Mak graduated from Peking University and is currently based in the Department of Indological Studies at Kyoto University. This is his spiritual
“Facing my imminent death, I vow with all beings to go with the natural process at peace with whatever comes. When someone close to me
Humanity has invested awesome amounts of energy and emotion into music. Many will relate playing or listening to music as something akin to a spiritual
