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In the World of Zen

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This Documentary is all about Rinzai Zen and Zen in common. The film gives you an insight to how Zen is lived in a strict monastery order and how it has influenced so many things. Parts one and two of this documentary shows life in a Rinzai Zen temple, mainly during a Rohatsu retreat. It gives some flavour of life in a Zen monastery. Parts three and four continues to explore life in a Rinzai Zen temple and how Zen influenced Japanese and to lesser degree Chinese culture.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1986-11-04

Runtime: 116 mins

Director: Toshimaro Ama

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Documentary

Original title: In the World of Zen

Production Companies: NHK

Production Countries: Japan

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