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Kōyasan and Its Iconic Cedar Trees

Kōyasan and Its Iconic Cedar Trees

Kōyasan (高野山), or Mount Kōya, is one of the most sacred mountains in Japan. It is known as the center of Shingon Buddhism (真言宗), founded by Master Kūkai (空海, 774...

Kōyasan and Its Iconic Cedar Trees

Kōyasan (高野山), or Mount Kōya, is one of the most sacred mountains in Japan. It is known as the center of Shingon Buddhism (真言宗), founded by Master Kūkai (空海, 774...

The Six Countries and Five Tastes of Japanese Kōdō

The Six Countries and Five Tastes of Japanese Kōdō

The earliest recorded history of agarwood (jinkō, 沈香) in Japan dates back to the Asuka period (538–710 AD). According to the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), a large piece of agarwood drifted ashore on Awaji...

The Six Countries and Five Tastes of Japanese Kōdō

The earliest recorded history of agarwood (jinkō, 沈香) in Japan dates back to the Asuka period (538–710 AD). According to the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), a large piece of agarwood drifted ashore on Awaji...

A Brief Introduction to Cinnabar

A Brief Introduction to Cinnabar

Whenever I think of cinnabar (朱砂), I remember when I was a child learning traditional Chinese ink painting. The first time stamping my work, I asked the teacher, "What is...

A Brief Introduction to Cinnabar

Whenever I think of cinnabar (朱砂), I remember when I was a child learning traditional Chinese ink painting. The first time stamping my work, I asked the teacher, "What is...

Water Is The Mother Of Tea

Water Is The Mother Of Tea

We always say that water is the mother of tea. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dafu (張大複) stated in the Brush talks from the plum flower cottage (梅花草堂筆錄), “The nature...

Water Is The Mother Of Tea

We always say that water is the mother of tea. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dafu (張大複) stated in the Brush talks from the plum flower cottage (梅花草堂筆錄), “The nature...

Ah Wei Is A Legend

Ah Wei Is A Legend

In the Wuyi mountain, Ah Wei (阿炜) is a legend. He was an outsider who has made a name for himself - a painter who insists on traditional handmade cliff...

Ah Wei Is A Legend

In the Wuyi mountain, Ah Wei (阿炜) is a legend. He was an outsider who has made a name for himself - a painter who insists on traditional handmade cliff...

Xingyi Incense

Xingyi Incense

For me, making incense is a form of Zen practice in my life. If one day I truly realize my enlightenment, I may never make incense again. In my previous...

Xingyi Incense

For me, making incense is a form of Zen practice in my life. If one day I truly realize my enlightenment, I may never make incense again. In my previous...

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