The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words. The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan ( Gateless Gate ) and Hekiganroku (...

Emphasizes the kosode and costumes of the Noh theater in discussing the evolution of the textile arts in relation to Japanese social history

"Along the Royal Roads to Angkor" von Hotoshi Tamura ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das sich mit der Erforschung und Geschichte der antiken Straßen beschäftigt, die zum berühmten Tempelkomplex von Angkor in Kambodscha führen. Der Autor...

Some 120 haiku by such masters as Basho, Issa, and Buson—all written on themes of the beauty of nature—are combined with the woodblock prints and paintings of the great artists of classical Japan. The poems appear both in skillful...

First published in 1975, Zen Training has become a classic of Zen literature. It was one of the first books to demystify religion without debunking it, to explain hitherto esoteric practices in lucid, everyday terms. It offers concrete...

Illustrations of textiles, pottery, baskets, ceramics, wood carvings, and other craft products accompany a history of Japanese folk arts