The wisdom of Sublime Weirdos

Buddhist expression in color and form

Meditations on the final milestone of our life

Gereon Kopf on Buddhism in the tea ceremony

There is a painting in the Freer Gallery of Art’s current exhibition, Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan, that beautifully symbolizes the remarkable cultural exchange and synthesis that

“Fluttering Merrily” by Otagaki Rengetsu, Japan, 1840s–50s, calligraphy and painting in ink on paper mounted as a hanging scroll; Private Collection, Switzerland