Zen | DMA Staging Content Management System

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Zen is a form of Japanese Buddhism transmitted to Japan in the 13th century from China, where it is called Ch'an. It was taken from India to China in the 6th century CE by the monk Bodhidharma (Japanese: Daruma), who is considered the first patriarch of Ch'an. In China Ch'an became a formalized school influenced by Taoism, resulting in less importance placed on traditional doctrine and more on a realization of Buddha's nature, which can be found in one's consciousness.

Zen Buddhism follows the doctrine of traditional Buddhism but emphasizes the importance of meditation and lived experience. Followers of Zen Buddhism are encouraged to seek their existing internal wisdom during lengthy periods of meditation and reflection on koans, or paradoxes. It teaches that one is already an enlightened being and only has to awaken to this realization to achieve full enlightenment.

Zen has significantly impacted the arts and culture of Japan, from architecture, painting, gardens, and ceramics to the aesthetic concepts of wabi and sabi .

Drawn from

'The Arts of Asian at the Dallas Museum of Art' Teaching Packet, 1997.
Hugo Munsterberg, Zen and Oriental Art (Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965), 13-21.
Penelope Mason, History of Japanese Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993), 174-210.

NOTES

Added rule, 7/30/18, CLC. The content that the rule is pulling is mostly on target. It's pulling every Japanese object from 1200 CE forward, which is probably too many. But wasn't sure how to further restrict the rule. Apply to objects where public_notes or label_copy or description contains zen yields 0 objects.

1972.1 Portrait of Daruma

1972.13 Tiger

UMO Review of Image Asset 248396915: UMO.

ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS (list applicable note links)

AUDIO ASSETS

VIDEO ASSETS

IMAGE ASSETS

WEB RESOURCES

ARCHIVAL RESOURCES (digitized/non-digitized)

FUN FACTS

TEACHING IDEAS

RULES

apply to objects where department_id equals 5

apply to content where geography_ancestor_id equals 1000120

apply to content where content contains zen

apply to objects where geography_ancestor_id equals 1000120

apply to objects where date_begin gte 1200

General Description

Zen is a form of Japanese Buddhism transmitted to Japan in the 13th century from China, where it is called Ch'an. It was taken from India to China in the 6th century CE by the monk Bodhidharma (Japanese: Daruma), who is considered the first patriarch of Ch'an. In China Ch'an became a formalized school influenced by Taoism, resulting in less importance placed on traditional doctrine and more on a realization of Buddha's nature, which can be found in one's consciousness.

Zen Buddhism follows the doctrine of traditional Buddhism but emphasizes the importance of meditation and lived experience. Followers of Zen Buddhism are encouraged to seek their existing internal wisdom during lengthy periods of meditation and reflection on koans, or paradoxes. It teaches that one is already an enlightened being and only has to awaken to this realization to achieve full enlightenment.

Zen has significantly impacted the arts and culture of Japan, from architecture, painting, gardens, and ceramics to the aesthetic concepts of wabi and sabi .

Drawn from

'The Arts of Asian at the Dallas Museum of Art' Teaching Packet, 1997.
Hugo Munsterberg, Zen and Oriental Art (Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965), 13-21.
Penelope Mason, History of Japanese Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993), 174-210.

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

(digitized/non-digitized)

Web Resources

Notes

Added rule, 7/30/18, CLC. The content that the rule is pulling is mostly on target. It's pulling every Japanese object from 1200 CE forward, which is probably too many. But wasn't sure how to further restrict the rule. Apply to objects where public_notes or label_copy or description contains zen yields 0 objects.

1972.1 Portrait of Daruma

1972.13 Tiger

UMO Review of Image Asset 248396915: UMO.