Kyoto's Zen gardens are world famous and for good reason: these masterpieces of meticulously raked gravel, velvety moss and ...

I make my own offering, and we leave the hall for breakfast. This is how days begin at Dairyuji, an 800-year-old Zen temple—a place of ancient beams, lofty halls, and deep, deep time—in Akita ...

KLANG: One of the biggest highlights in coastal Selangor during Chinese New Year is the annual Jenjarom Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple’s Lantern and Floral Festival. This year, the temple ...

That’s actually a nickname. The Zen temple’s official name is Rokuonji, which literally means deer garden temple. Somehow, I associate deer with Sento-kun (the mascot of Nara Prefecture ...

Karesansui is a dry-gardening style that developed in the 14th century from ascetic practices at Zen temples. Monks meditate for enlightenment in a world of rippling patterns and curious rock ...

In the story, the author said that the statues in the Sanjusangen-do Temple were so real and overwhelming that he felt like he was transported to another world. I decided to check it out myself.