As a man beats a Moktak, others follow the tempo of the traditional Korean wooden percussion instrument with a steady chant. “Shin-myo jang-gu dae-da-ra-ni …” Words from the work of The Great Dharani ...

Amid the chanting of sutras, the sounding of gongs and the curling smoke of burning incense. Chief Abbot Oda Sesso was ordaining a head priest for the Zen Buddhist temple of Daitokuji Ryosen-An in ...

In silence, Jerry Ashmore lit two tiny candles and an incense stick in front of a small Buddhist statue on a makeshift altar in the old church. He clasped his hands together and respectfully bowed, ...

In June last year, my father passed away. An and Jay, two of the Jikijitsus or timekeepers of our Zen meditation sessions offered to hold a Kanzeon for him. I am a Filipino Catholic, but I have been ...