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Articles
What Is Zen Art?
In Japan, painting and calligraphy became a primary teaching vehicle of the Zen masters from the sixteenth century onward. Zen art is that body of work created by Zen meditation masters to instruct, inspire, and delight aspiring Zen students and....
by John Stevens
Zen Art in Every Home
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, terma is the term applied to hidden jewels of the Dharma that are uncovered, when the time is right, by devoted treasure hunters of enlightened truth. The treasures are then restored...
by John Stevens
Display and Care of Zen Scrolls
Traditionally, a work of art by a Zen master would be mounted as a hanging scroll, called kakejiku in Japanese. Such a scroll would be displayed in the alcove of a temple or a home, and then stored in a...
John Stevens
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