The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow Monastery

Appreciating one of the most intimate tools of Buddhist practice

Meher McArthur presents Ken Shimizu's Jizo images

Printed multiple images of Jizo. Japan, Muromachi period (1333–1574), ink on paper. Image courtesy of Sam Fogg, London.   The Buddhist deity Kshitigarbha, or “He who encompasses the

Visitors to Japan’s shrines and temples cannot miss the hundreds of wooden votive plaques hanging on stands in a reserved area outside on the shrine grounds. On one side of the plaques are prayers ins