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Zen Lecture and Buddhism Sculptor
Today was a long day. Our schedule started by arriving at Terminal Kyoto at 8:55am for a lecture on Zen temples of Kyoto given by Catherine Ludvik. Overall, it was incredibly interesting. We started by learning a lot about Zen … Continue reading
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Lecture on Zen and Miyamoto Gakyu
We left at 8:25 AM today on a 20 minute walk to Terminal Kyoto, where we given a lecture on Zen Buddhism by professor Catherine Ludvik. Her lecture gave us a lot information on Zen monasteries and art. It was … Continue reading
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Yuki Murabayashi & Gakyu Miyamoto
Today we attended a lecture by Catherine Ludvik on Zen Temples. It was a refreshing reintroduction, as to be honest I started to become tired of the Temples, since I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. We learnt … Continue reading
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Zen temples and Buddhist statues… oh my!
At a blistering 8:55am, we met in the front of Terminal Kyoto for our talk on Zen Temples, by Catherine Ludvik. The lecture was quite engaging and interesting, with bits of humor from Ludvik-sensei’s personality showing through on the occasion. … Continue reading
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Kyoto Day 6: Zen Lecture, Daitoku-ji, and Gakyu Miyamoto
Today was an extremely full day. We started out at 9 am with a lecture on Zen by Professor Catherine Ludvik at Terminal Kyoto. Then, after the lecture, we all headed together to Daitoku-ji (one of my favorite places in … Continue reading
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Day 5 – Professor Catherine Ludvik, Daitoku-ji, and Gakyu-san
Today will most likely be my favorite out of all of our programmed events in this course because of its focus on Zen and art. The first activity of the day was a lecture by Professor Ludvik. She told us … Continue reading
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Kyoto Day 4: Takabayashi Family and Other Adventures
This morning we went to have a workshop with the Takabayashi family at their home. The workshop was led by a father-son pair, who started out by demonstrating a couple of shimai (simplified dances). One of the dances was from … Continue reading
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Noh Close-Up
Today was the great day of visiting the Takabayashi Family, which is of the Kita school. While most of the Kita school resides in Tokyo, the Takabayashi Family resides in Kyoto. They have a close sense of family, and are … Continue reading
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Noh lecture with the Takabayashi family
We left the hostel at 9:15am this morning to the home of the Takabayashi family. We took a taxi and were able to get to the home with plenty of time to spare. We entered the home right on time, … Continue reading
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The Takabayashi Family and Our Great Bamboo Adventure
Our day began at 9:15 am when we took a taxi to the Takabayashi family home. The Takabayashi family is a family that has been performing Noh for generations. They are notable for both their commitment to the craft and … Continue reading
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