Kazuaki Tanahashi

Soen Nakagawa Roshi (1907-1984) was an extraordinary Zen master and a key figure in the transmission of Zen Buddhism from Japan to the Western world. A man of many faces, he was a simple Japanese monk, a world traveler, a spiritually realized being of the highest order, a poetic genius, a creator of dynamic calligraphy–and a notorious eccentric teacher who, for example, was known to conduct “tea ceremonies” using instant coffee and Styrofoam cups.

Gardens of Awakening

Gardens of Awakening

Kazuaki Tanahashi; photography by Mitsue Nagase
The Complete Cold Mountain

The Complete Cold Mountain

Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt
Painting Peace

Painting Peace

Kazuaki Tanahashi
The Heart Sutra

The Heart Sutra

Kazuaki Tanahashi
Heart of the Brush

Heart of the Brush

Kazuaki Tanahashi
Zen Chants

Zen Chants

Kazuaki Tanahashi
Sky Above, Great Wind

Sky Above, Great Wind

Kazuaki Tanahashi
Enlightenment Unfolds

Enlightenment Unfolds

Kazuaki Tanahashi