Project Gutenberg 2013-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 261 Waley, Arthur 1889 1966 Schloss, Arthur David 48037773 Zen Buddhism, and Its Relation to Art Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Zen Buddhism, and Its Relation to Art" by Arthur Waley is a scholarly examination of Zen Buddhism's origins and its profound influence on art, written in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1920s. This publication serves as both a historical account and an analytical exploration, aiming to elucidate the nature of Zen as it relates to traditional Buddhist thought and its artistic expressions. The book discusses the development of Zen thought and practice, alongside the artistic movements it has inspired. In this work, Waley traces the evolution of Zen Buddhism from its inception with the monk Bodhidharma in the 6th century A.D. through its various sects and teachings. He delves into the philosophical underpinnings of Zen, including its emphasis on direct personal experience over scriptures or rituals, and outlines how this ideology manifests in art, particularly in the realm of East Asian painting and aesthetics. Zen is portrayed as a means of achieving enlightenment and self-realization, connecting deeply with nature and the artistic process. Waley highlights the idea that Zen art is not merely decorative but a reflection of the artist's inner state and understanding of reality, reinforcing the intimate link between Zen philosophy and creative expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43273/43273-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Zen Buddhism Buddhist art BL Text Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 86109 2025-08-17T11:55:16.299501 text/html 62631 2024-10-23T17:16:11 text/html 111272 2025-08-17T11:55:18.815504 application/epub+zip 110630 2025-08-17T11:55:16.866508 application/epub+zip 102665 2025-08-17T11:55:16.550505 application/epub+zip 162987 2025-08-17T11:55:20.547550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145222 2025-08-17T11:55:18.543500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137836 2022-09-19T17:50:45.252370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69175 2025-08-17T11:55:15.940535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49253 2024-10-23T17:16:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16974 2025-08-17T11:55:20.682618 application/rdf+xml 14326 2025-08-17T11:55:16.662487 image/jpeg 1920 2025-08-17T11:55:16.597516 image/jpeg 98341 2025-08-17T11:55:16.311503 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia