"Hoher Himmel, Großer Wind: Leben, Gedichte und Kalligraphie des Zen-Meisters Ryokan" von Friederike Juen Boissevain ist eine faszinierende Erkundung des Lebens und der Werke des japanischen Zen-Meisters Ryokan. Das Buch bietet einen...

Ryokan (1758-1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He was never head of a monastery...

Das Einhundert Parabel Sutra ist als das humorvollste Sutra in der gesamten buddhistischen Literatur bekannt. Kazuaki Tanahashi, der Übersetzer, Kalligraph und Dogen Gelehrte, und Peter Levitt, preisgekrönter Poet, Märchenerzähler und...

An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited of all the Buddhist texts-by the renowned modern translator. Now in paperback. The first-century classic Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra may be the best known of all...

An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with new accurate and chantable translations of the texts used in Zen centers and monasteries throughout the English-speaking world-by the renowned translator of Dogen and Ryokan.A Zen chant is...

A beautifully curated presentation of the Thousand Character Essay, a masterpiece of Chinese calligraphy that has served as the art form's classic manual for over 1,400 years. Sung to infants as a lullaby, used to teach reading and...

Its history, techniques, aesthetics, and philosophy-with an in-depth practical guide to understanding and drawing 150 characters A guide to the history and enjoyment of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy that offers the possibility of...

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."Awakening," says Kazuaki Tanahashi, "is to realize the infinite value of each moment of your own...