Chan Buddhism, which the Japanese call Zen, was introduced to China from India by a monk named Boddhidharma. It is said that Boddhidharma sat in a cave for nine years before he attained enlightenment.

The incense selection alone could keep ... with skins painted in symbolic patterns sit alongside rain sticks that perfectly capture the sound of a desert downpour. There are singing bowls from Tibet ...

The incense selection deserves special mention, offering varieties from traditional stick and cone formats to resin blends ... Singing bowls from Tibet produce tones so pure they seem to vibrate ...