Overview
"Zen Buddhist art is both an expression of the mind of the artist and a teaching in and of itself. Some of the most famous of all Zen masters, like the great Hakuin Ekaku, used art as a way of teaching. ""The Zen Art Book"" presents Zen art for its beauty as well as for the teaching it exhibits. It contains forty images of brush painting and calligraphy. Each piece is accompanied by description and decoding of the piece, along with a Dharma commentary from John Daido Loori. Also included are essays on the complementary purposes of Zen art by both authors. The examples on display are some of the most famous and stunning images of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy and brush painting, including Sengai's ""Circle, Triangle, and Square""; Hakuin's ""Blind Men Crossing the Bridge""; and Liang Kai's ""Sixth Ancestor Chopping Bamboo"". ""The Zen Art Book"" will appeal to all Zen students, and will also be a welcome gift for anyone intrigued by the arts of Buddhism and of Japan. The material in ""The Zen Art Book"" previously appeared in ""The Zen Art Box""."
Full Product Details
Author: John Daido Loori ,
Stephen Addiss
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 18.30cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.316kg
ISBN: 9781590307472
ISBN 10: 159030747
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 03 November 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. - Buddhadharma Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. - Light of Consciousness A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. Buddhadharma Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. Light of Consciousness A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. --Buddhadharma Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. --Light of Consciousness
“A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art.”— Buddhadharma <br>“Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration.”— Light of Consciousness
A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. --Buddhadharma Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. --Light of Consciousness A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. Buddhadharma Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. Light of Consciousness A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. - Buddhadharma Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. - Light of Consciousness
A delightful book of beautifully reproduced pieces of art. -- Buddhadharma <br><br> Beautifully presented art by Zen masters who take up brush and ink to share their spiritual insight and provide tools for self-exploration. -- Light of Consciousness
Author Information
John Daido Loori is the spiritual leader and abbot of the Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York. He is the author of numerous other books. Stephen Addiss, PhD, is an artist and art historian and the author of several books, including The Art of Zen and How to Look at Japanese Art.
