A non-narrative film following the daily activities of the western zen teacher Hyon Gak sunim.
Read More: Mirror of Zen, A Day in the Moment of a Modern Zen Monk
 A film from Korea about two very different monks, their relationship, and their quest for awakening. Read More: Mandala (Korean Film)  A documentary about a short-stay monastic programme held at a large temple in China (English and Chinese script subtitles). Read More: The Monk (Short-Stay Monastic Programme in China)  A documentary about the Korean Tripiṭaka, having over 52,000,000 characters written on more than 80,000 still extant wood blocks. Read More: The Tripitaka Koreana, A Thousand Years of Wisdom  A 10 minute introduction to the World Heritage site of the Seokguram Grotto by Fr. Bernard. Read More: Priest Meets Buddha, Seokguram Grotto  This sensitive 2003 film by Kim Ki-duk from South Korea is set around the changing seasons, both of nature and of man, as they play out in a hermitage in a remote and beautiful part of the country (Korean, with English subtitles).  This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns’ Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2. Read More: Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self  This is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply meditative film by Bae Yong-kyun, who spent 7 years making and editing the film, which is permeated by Buddhist themes and is built up around Zen koans and Zen-like dialogue. Read More: Why Has Bodhidharma Left for the East? |
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