A wonderful gift idea, these two beautifully illustrated books make an attractive and enlightening pair.
Buddhist expert Tom Lowenstein’s Buddhist Inspirations offers an illustrated overview of Buddhist belief, practice and art. Tom covers a kaleidoscope of all aspects of Buddhism, including Tantra, Zen and the Pure Land beliefs of Japan. As well as expertly researched text, this book contains specially commissioned artworks and enlightening quotations from sacred texts.
Zen scholar Dr Miriam Levering’s Zen Inspirations brings the challenging wisdom of Zen to life for a contemporary audience. Miriam presents prose and poetry from the Zen masters alongside attractive photography and calligraphy.

Excerpt:
"Clouds appear free of care and drift away. But the carefree mind is not "found" – to find it, first stop looking around." (Wang An-Shih 1021–1086) – Extract from Zen Inspirations