A look at Zen training at the Japanese Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism Shogen ji Monastery in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
Mirror of Zen, A Day in the Moment of a Modern Zen Monk
Two non-narrative films, the first following the daily activities of the western zen teacher Hyon Gak sunim, the second showing a retreat he leads in Germany.
Buddhism in New Zealand
A film from 2003 which looks at the establishment of Buddhism in NZ from a number of different angles.
Chinese Treasures in Japan: Finding Muxi
A look at the works of the great Chinese ch’an artist Mu-xi, and his work, which now only survives in Japan.
Japan: Discovery of the Pure Land
A look at the Kamakura period in Japan and the changes that its art works underwent at that time.
