Bodhidharma was the legendary Indian Buddhist monk who taught Zen Buddhist ideas to Chinese disciples, who then transmitted the teachings to Korea and Japan. The human and personal bonds of teacher ...

Bodhidharma The Pioneer The semi-legendary founder of the Zen branch within Mahayana Buddhism is believed to have been a native of South India.In the sixth century, he journeyed to China to impart ...

On Kano Masanobu's 'Bodhidharma in Red Robes' (late 15th century). Kano Masanobu, Bodhidharma in Red Robes (late 15th century). Image courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work I picked is ...

An installation view of “None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings From the Gitter-Yelen Collection,” at the Japan Society. Center, Yamaoka Tesshu’s “Iroha,” 19th century, a folding screen version ...