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REVIEW: temple walls | japan, by Ryuten Paul Rosenblum
temple walls | japan Ryuten Paul Rosenblum 2017 48 pages 14.5 x 23.5 cm Hard cover / Accordion binding Zen Buddhist practice is sometimes called “wall-gazing” meditation, a reference both to Bodhidharma — the sect’s purported founder — and his nine … Continue reading
Posted in BAN Review, Books, Japan, Photography
Ritualized Writing: Buddhist Practice and Scriptural Cultures in Ancient Japan, by Bryan D. Lowe
On the New Books Network, you can read a short review, and listen to an hour-long podcast on the recently published Ritualized Writing: Buddhist Practice and Scriptural Cultures in Ancient Japan, by Bryan D. Lowe (UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESS 2017).
Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan
Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan is a documentary by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, about modern day sculptors of Buddhist art. The filmmaker seeks funds to send his film to the Sundance Film Festival. Link … Continue reading
Buddhist Civilization remains in Pakistan of great value for Japanese Pilgrims: MD PTDC
By DND – December 19, 2016 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Abdul Ghafoor Khan has said that Pakistan is the custodian of Gandhara Buddhist Civilizations and there are numerous holy places in Pakistan of great … Continue reading
Posted in Pakistan, Travel/Tourism
In Japanese movie ‘Silence’, Christianity in 17th century Japan gets the Buddhist treatment
The 1971 version by Masahiro Shinoda successfully integrates the visions of the novelist and film director. Narrative cinema has the ability to take a descriptive story and translate it into images and sounds that can be enjoyed in themselves. In … Continue reading
Secrets of Buddhist Art: Tibet, Japan, and Korea at the Frist
February 10 – May 7, 2017 Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee Related Programs One-Day Educator Workshop: Secrets of Buddhist Art Thu, Feb 16, 2017 Tibet, Japan, and Korea all practice a form of esoteric or “secret” Buddhism. … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Japan, Korea, Tibet, United States
ART OF JAPAN AND RINZAI BUDDHISM: BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATION OF SENGAI GIBON TO ARTISTIC OUTREACH
Modern Japan Times October 8, 2016 Art of Japan and Rinzai Buddhism: Buddhist Contemplation of Sengai Gibon to Artistic Outreach Lee Jay Walker Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) is a famous individual in Japanese art and history. This is based on his … Continue reading
Posted in Japan
Talk at Penn: Modern Japanese Buddhist Art
October 27, 2016, University of Pennsylvania Modern Japanese Buddhist Art; Paula Arai, Louisiana State University; 3 p.m.; rm. 204, Claudia Cohen Hall (Religious Studies).
Japanese Painting: From the Zen Mind
At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art June 11, 2016–December 18, 2016 Japanese Painting: From the Zen Mind explores various approaches to Zen subjects, from the teachings of Zen and the experience of enlightenment to personal interpretations of Zen … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Japan, United States
Secrets of Buddhist Art: Tibet, Japan, and Korea at Frist Center, 2017
February 10–May 7, 2017 Secrets of Buddhist Art: Tibet, Japan, and Korea Ingram Gallery Tibet, Japan, and Korea all practice a form of esoteric or “secret” Buddhism. Called Vajrayana Buddhism, this form utilizes works of art that reveal … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, United States
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