Kamakura--the art of Zen Buddhism.(Tales Of Folk) From: Look Japan | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Shizuka, Saeki | COPYRIGHT 2003 Look Japan, Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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 co...