Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia has decided to cancel the dance portion of obon this year due to health and safety concerns of church members and the public. The church will hold obon service only at 10 ...

Zen Buddhism has had a profound impact on Japanese society and culture. Today the influence of Zen “mindfulness” is felt throughout the world. In this article we look at the human side of the great ...

ONCE on a crowded street in Japan Buddhist monk Rinzai Roku was thrashing his arms around as though he wanted to slay someone with a sword. People on the street saw him but ignored him. Eventually ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the modern period, Zen has often been depicted as a faithless form of spirituality that favors discarding authority and encourages ...

At 19, Shari Young was in search of enlightenment. She thought she had found it at the Cimarron Zen Center (now known as Rinzai-ji) in Jefferson Park and in a Buddhist teacher, a man named Joshu ...