Edo period

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

By Buddhism Now on 11 March 2015 • ( 1 )

Hanging scroll; ink on paper Artist: Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674) Edo period (1615–1868) Japan, 1635–45 Photo © Metropolitan Museum of Art This small image, executed with a few brushstrokes in light ink, is Kano Tan’yū’s reiteration of a legendary painting… Read More ›

Nyoirin Kannon: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Dated 1693. Wood with gold, gold leaf, lacquer,and crystal inlay. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nyoirin Kannon

By Buddhism Now on 4 January 2015 • ( 2 )

The bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) manifests in many forms, each of which demonstrates aspects of his compassion and salvific vows…