Fukushima Keido Roshi to lecture, show calligraphy Zen abbot, master calligrapher will lecture today, tomorrow on campus Zen priest and master calligrapher Fukushima Keido Roshi, abbot of the Tofuku-ji Temple in Kyoto and head of the Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism, will visit Cornell today and Friday.
All events are free and open to the public.
This experience proved to be so rewarding, for both Fukushima and his audiences, that he has returned to the United States at least once a year since then to offer calligraphy demonstrations and introduce Americans to the concepts of Zen. His own unique style often includes English words, offering new dimensions to this traditional art form while enhancing understanding between the cultures of the United States and Japan.