KAKEMONO OF THE MONTH — APRIL 2022

The hanging scroll for April, again from calligrapher extraordinaire Paul Myers, is another portrait of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism — this time, standing on a reed. According to legend, following an unsuccessful audience with the Chinese Liang-dynasty Emperor Wu, Bodhidharma is said to have crossed the Yangzi River without a boat, standing on a single reed to continue his journey to promote Zen. #ittendojo #aikijutsu #kenjutsu #iaido #shodo

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