Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

Similarly, Buddhist goma fire ceremonies involve priests burning wooden sticks in sacred flames to symbolize the eradication of ignorance and desire. Rengoku’s own techniques reflect this duality: His ...

Wielding a tattoo gun with his small hands, nine-year-old Napat Mitmakorn expertly inks the pattern of a fanged serpent on a ...