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The Mitsukoshi Department Store has bought a small Buddhist wood statue carved by famous Kamakura period master Unkei at a New York auction for . million . The Dainichi Nyorai Cosmic Buddha figure brought in more than ten times the estimated price this is the highest price ever offered for any Buddhist artwork in the world Japan Times article . It is no Satori but after reading this PingMag article about the diversity among logo lights on taxi roofs you will be paying more attention to a whole new world of illumination PingMag MAKE is an interesting new sub site that weekly introduces an innovative craftsman or craftswoman from goldleaf to indigo from washi to calligraphy brushes. Japundit has a sharp dissection of the weird Buddhist custom of self mummification accompanied by appropriate horror pictures. Simplify your life by living somewhat like a Zen monk read these suggestions from Zen Habits . Zen is not some kind of excitement but concentration on our usual everyday ro! utine. Shunryu Suzuki For example Do one thing at a time. . single task don t multi task. When you re pouring water just pour water. When you re eating just eat. When you re bathing just bathe. Don t try to knock off a few tasks while eating or bathing. Zen proverb When walking walk. When eating eat. Posted in Nature Japan Religion Food Culture Art Web No Comments Trackback URI Comments RSS Leave a Reply Name required Mail hidden required Website XHTML You can use these tags Subscribe in a reader Subscribe by email About Japan Navigator Japanese culture travel food film by Ad Blankestijn. There are Posts and Comments so far. 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