Zen in Japanese Culture
Zen in Japanese Culture Formed by a convergence of the Buddha's teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As an aesthetic, it is marked…
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Zen in Japanese Culture
Formed by a convergence of the Buddha's teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As an aesthetic, it is marked by striking simplicity and a reverence for space. As a philosophy, Zen promotes a recognition of emptiness and impermanence.
Countless Japanese artists, artisans, and designers have engaged with the Zen tradition, their work the fruit of its wisdom.Author Gavin Blair has spent nearly two decades as a writer and journalist in Japan. It operates on the principle of wabi-sabi, the harmony found in all things transient and imperfect. In these pages, he shows how Zen has found expression in all aspects of Japanese culture, be it the tea ceremony, origami, or bonsai.
Gorgeous full-color photographs highlight the simple beauty of the Zen aesthetic, from the hanging noren
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