Looking back on a very special concert with two of Japan’s great New Age musicians
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The Magical Melodies of Kukai: Musician Hiroki Okano Channels 1,250 Years of Esoteric Heritage
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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
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Veteran composers and musicians Kitaro and Hiroki Okano will be performing at the birth temple of one of Japan’s most significant Buddhist figures
Carving the Divine Streaming on Vimeo!
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Watch the documentary on Japanese Buddhist sculptors. “Carving the Divine” releases today on 1 April
A Sculptor in the Reign of Prince Shōtoku: A Figure for Cross-Cultural Friendship?
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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
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Exploring the techniques of Japanese Buddhist sculpture
The Passing of a Generation: In Memory of Ven. Ayyā Mie Vimalā of Königsberg
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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
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How master sculptors Unkei and Kaikei propelled the Kei school to new heights with a great project at Todai-ji Temple
Of Artisans and Aristos: Butsuzo Flourishing in Japan
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How the fortunes of Buddhist sculpting schools and artistic tastes rose and fell with the noble houses and shogunates of Japan
Jocho: The maestro that started Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
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“Carving the Divine” charts the art of Japanese Buddhist sculpture, which traces its art and aesthetics to a sculpting titan called Jocho