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The Splendor of East Asian Calligraphy
Its history, techniques, aesthetics, and philosophy—with an in-depth practical guide to understanding and drawing 150 characters A guide to the hist...
Art in a Time of Global Crisis
A revered modern artist and Zen teacher offers an inspirational account of how his art has been the expression of a life of social activism. “Awaken...
The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan
The delightful and often funny poetry of Zen’s quintessential free spirit, Master Ryokan—in a fresh translation by a beloved American Zen figure R...
A Guide to the Aesthetics, History, and Spirituality of Kyoto's Zen Landscapes
Renowned artist Kaz Tanahashi reveals the deep, inner spiritual connections that Zen gardens can foster, with over 75 stunning full-color photos of th...
Thirty-Five Essential Texts with Commentary
An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with new accurate and chantable translations of the texts used in Zen centers and monasteries throughout the...
A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism
An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited Buddhist texts, by a renowned modern translator The Prajna Paramita Hridaya S...
Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan
A fresh translation--and new envisioning--of the most accessible and beloved of all classic Chinese poetry. Welcome to the magical, windswept world of...
One hundred and thirty gems of insight on art, creativity, Oriental calligraphy, Zen, life, and laziness, with sixty one-stroke brush paintings titled...
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Here is a magnificently illustrated collection of the sculpture of Enku, a seventeenth-century monk, now emerging as one of the most important sculpto...