Ven. Ryokyu Endo discusses Flame of Hope and how it brought together Buddhists of diverse traditions on pilgrimage and to dance
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The Ryukyu Connection: The Okinawan Inheritance of Catarina Gushiken
Brazilian artist Catarina Gushiken explores her bond with the proud island of Okinawa
The Magical Melodies of Kukai: Musician Hiroki Okano Channels 1,250 Years of Esoteric Heritage
One of Japan’s biggest New Age musicians and composers reveals his inspirations and bond with the esoteric master Kukai on the latter’s 4 November anniversary
Veteran Japanese Musicians Hiroki Okano and Kitaro Team Up for Kukai’s 1250th Anniversary
Veteran composers and musicians Kitaro and Hiroki Okano will be performing at the birth temple of one of Japan’s most significant Buddhist figures
Embodied: “Sensitive Calligraphy” as Physical Painting, with Catarina Gushiken
Brazilian artist Catarina Gushiken reveals how her artistic and cultural connection to Japan and Asia and mixed ethnic heritage inform her unique “sensitive calligraphy”
A Sculptor in the Reign of Prince Shōtoku: A Figure for Cross-Cultural Friendship?
How the 7th century figure of Kuratsukuri Tori set a cosmopolitan and multicultural example for Buddhist sculptors
Techniques of the Masters: How to Carve Japanese Buddhist Statuary
Exploring the techniques of Japanese Buddhist sculpture
Arquitectura budista contemporánea, Part One
Expanding horizons with contemporary Buddhist architecture around the world
The Passing of a Generation: In Memory of Ven. Ayyā Mie Vimalā of Königsberg
A tribute to the life of a seminal bhikkhuni of the Sri Lankan Theravada tradition, who passed away suddenly in early January
Lives of the Busshi: Japanese Sculpture Under the Kamakura
How master sculptors Unkei and Kaikei propelled the Kei school to new heights with a great project at Todai-ji Temple