Sweeping Dust. Everyone sweeps dust from his heart; everywhere in the world is a land of purity.
Heart Purification. Snow purifies the ordinary world as well as one's mind, thus making it a better place to practice Buddhism.
Buddha's Grace. The Buddha's light shines through the boundless universe; enlightening Zen messages emerge from tranquil woods.
Purification by Meditation. Tranquil forest and peaceful mind; Water in motion, heart in meditation.
Potential Emancipation from Suffering. The bygones will never return, just like the elapsing of time or ever-flowing water, and so it is true with every law in nature.
Zen in Silence. Zen, its wonder is in silence, with no reliance on language.
Food and Five Contemplations.
A Robe for the Rest of Her Life.
Buddhist Meditation. The monks sit in the Buddhist temple as a daily routine for "Zen meditation."
A Long Journey to the Truth. The monks are chanting sutras and going around the Buddhist statues in the hall during the morning service.
Behold the glory of Buddha's Sarira. The young monks are gazing at the Buddha's Sarira attentively.
The bond between all living creatures. The carefree little white cat in the Buddhist Academy is very close with the students.
Instantaneous Revelation. A new young monk is lost in thought staring into the distance.
Human World. The student monks in the Buddhist Academy are watching the flickering lights of the town while walking in the evening.
Night with the Buddha. On Spring Festival Eve, the temples are filled with people who are trying to burn the first stick of incense for the coming New Year.

Zhang Wang, a member of the China Photographers' Association, began photographing Chinese Buddhist culture as early as 1999.

In secluded Buddhist temples, Zhang Wang spent long periods of time with the monks, sharing their way of life. He often got up in the wee hours of the morning to shoot the monastic life, or climbed precarious mountains to capture Buddhist relics.

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He would also stay up late to peruse Buddhist texts. The fifteen years of persistent photography has put him through untold hardships and difficulties, but also earned him close to a hundred important honors from China and the rest of the world.

Zhang's photography of Buddhist culture is famous both at home and abroad.