Yoshimasa (1435-1490): Ashikaga shogun and staunch patron of Zen arts.

Yoshimitsu (1358-1408): Ashikaga shogun whose patronage

sparked the classic era of Zen culture.

yugen: most important term in Zen aesthetic vocabulary, meaning

among other things that which is mysterious or profound.

zazen: meditation, a mainstay of the Soto sect of Japanese Zen. zenkiga: style of Zen painting.

BOOKS BY THOMAS HOOVER

Nonfiction

Zen Culture

The Zen Experience