Kazuaki Tanahashi
棚橋一晃
October 4, 1933
An accomplished Japanese calligrapher, Zen teacher, author and translator of Buddhist texts from Japanese and Chinese to English, most notably works by Dogen (he began his translation of Shobogenzo in his twenties).
He first met Shunryu Suzuki in 1964, and upon reading Suzuki's book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind he stated, "I could see it's Shobogenzo in a very plain, simple language." He has helped notable Zen teachers author books on Zen Buddhism, such as John Daido Loori.
A fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science—Tanahashi is also an environmentalist and peaceworker.
An accomplished Japanese calligrapher, Zen teacher, author and translator of Buddhist texts from Japanese and Chinese to English, most notably works by Dogen (he began his translation of Shobogenzo in his twenties).
He first met Shunryu Suzuki in 1964, and upon reading Suzuki's book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind he stated, "I could see it's Shobogenzo in a very plain, simple language." He has helped notable Zen teachers author books on Zen Buddhism, such as John Daido Loori.
A fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science—Tanahashi is also an environmentalist and peaceworker.
Source and Links
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The Brush Mind
Documentary
(51 minutes 35 seconds)
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His Website
"Painting Peace: Art in a Time of Global Crisis"
2018
by Tanahashi, Kazuaki
PS
Kaz Tanahashi conducts a workshop on one stroke brush painting at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Gratitude
To Wendy Golden-Levitt for this Gift
