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Awaken in Bodh Gaya

Awaken in Bodh Gaya

Last year, on Vesak Day, I walked slowly through the quiet grounds of a temple as gentle rain fell around me. The delicate fragrance of the temple in rain permeated...

Awaken in Bodh Gaya

Last year, on Vesak Day, I walked slowly through the quiet grounds of a temple as gentle rain fell around me. The delicate fragrance of the temple in rain permeated...

Agarwood Cliff Tea

Agarwood Cliff Tea

Wuyi Mountain is one of the most important places in my life, not because of its beautiful scenery and enchanting cliff tea, but because it is here that I awakened...

Agarwood Cliff Tea

Wuyi Mountain is one of the most important places in my life, not because of its beautiful scenery and enchanting cliff tea, but because it is here that I awakened...

A Brief Introduction of Solid Perfume

A Brief Introduction of Solid Perfume

In ancient Egypt (c. 3000 BC), solid perfume was among the earliest forms of fragrance, created long before the invention of its liquid counterpart. Aromatic substances like myrrh, frankincense, lotus,...

A Brief Introduction of Solid Perfume

In ancient Egypt (c. 3000 BC), solid perfume was among the earliest forms of fragrance, created long before the invention of its liquid counterpart. Aromatic substances like myrrh, frankincense, lotus,...

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...

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