NARA—The Nara National Museum has unveiled the details of its first full-scale exhibition devoted to national treasures, which will bring together Japan’s finest works of Buddhist art next ...

a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in the late 1960s. Like Jobs, Kobun was an innovator, lacked appreciation for rules and was passionate about art and design. It wasn't ...

NARA--A special two-part exhibition is being held at the Nara National Museum here that traces the 1,400-year history of Buddhist art in Japan through 246 artworks, of which 13 are national treasures.

In Buddhism, the teachings of Buddha, regarded as Universal Truths, are referred to as “Dharma.” Dharma, along with the ...

Originating in China as Chan Buddhism, it later spread to Japan, where it became ... a martial art that integrates physical discipline with Zen philosophy. Shi Yongxin, born in 1965, has been ...