Look Japan, June 1st, 2003
MORE often than not, it is the beauty of simplicity that so attracts people to traditional Japanese art, whether it be paintings, calligraphy and haiku poetry or the tea ceremony, ikebana flower at ranging, gardens and temples. In the course of their formation, all these cultures were strongly influenced by Japanese Zen Buddhism, which is well-known for its spirit of simplicity, emptiness and naturalness.
In fact, however, Japanese Zen culture originally had much more colorful multiplicity than is appreciated today.
Zen (Chan in Chinese) Buddhism was introduced to Japan at the end of the t...
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