A short documentary on the traditional art of Japanese carpentry and its place in modern New York.
Hokusai Returns
A look at the traditional art of woodblock printing following the discovery of a large collection of woodblocks by the famous Japanese artist Hokusai.
The Zen Mind
This is a beautifully photographed and edited introduction to the many faces of Zen in contemporary Japan.
David Eckel: Buddhism 23-24 of 24
The final two lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the influential Zen school and the introduction of Buddhism to America during the 20th century.
David Eckel: Buddhism 21-22 of 24
The twenty-first and twenty-second lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the background to the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, and then at some of the great teachers and the schools they founded.
David Eckel: Buddhism 11-12 of 24
The eleventh and twelfth lectures by Prof David Eckel on Buddhism look at the various Bodhisattvas and divine beings, and the doctrine of emptiness in Mahayana Buddhism.
Soto Zen Buddhism, Daihonzan Eiheiji
A short look at the famous Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple, its history, structure and daily routine.
The Tripitaka Koreana, A Thousand Years of Wisdom
A documentary about the Korean Tripi?aka, having over 52,000,000 characters written on more than 80,000 still extant wood blocks.
