Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

A 16 th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San ... was overseen by Zen Buddhist priest Gengo Akiba Roshi, the museum said.

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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 ...

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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 ...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime ... Rooted in Confucian ethics, Zen Buddhism and Shinto beliefs, this code emphasizes loyalty, self-sacrifice and duty to protect others.