Asked to speculate on Zen Buddhism's American prospects, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, founder of the San Francisco Zen Center, replied, "Very colorful." From the first Chinatown temples through the Beat ...

A show at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art upends stereotypes while illustrating Zen Buddhism’s impact on Japanese art and culture.

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 ...

Slicing the Buddha’s hand on a mandoline produced delightful disks of fragrant pith, perfectly sized for fitting inside a spoon when doling out the marmalade.

There are few things as alien-looking as a Buddha’s hand. Most people I’ve talked with have never even heard of it or seen it, and when I show them a ...

Zen and the Art of Homicidal Malevolence Coolness and violence are inextricably linked in American culture, from the Old West to Luigi Mangione.

Muqi's famed Zen masterpieces Persimmons and Chestnuts comes to San Francisco for "The Heart of Zen" at the Asian Art Museum.

Zen minimalism shows you the value of empty spaces: Having some empty space allows positive energy to flow around your home and creates a peaceful, Zen-like environment. Like everything else in life, ...

In the Christian-majority Houston metro, Buddhists only make up about 2 percent of the population, according to data from the ...

The idea resulted from a visit Abbot Kobori Geppo of Daitokuji Ryokoin Zen Temple made to San Francisco in 2017 when he offered to lend the paintings to the Asian Art Museum as mutual aid to The City.