The Land of the disappearing Buddha

United Kingdom, 1977

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Episode number 9 of Series “The Long Search”.
In this program Ronald Eyre looks at Japanese Buddhism, which is rather different to the Buddhism of Sri Lanka, which was explored in an earlier program. He visits a Zen Buddhist monastery and observes their austere and meditative rituals, which include martial arts and tea ceremonies. He then looks at Soka-ga-kai which is a new form of Buddhism catering to the masses, whose focus is the temple. He concludes by exploring the idea of the boddhisvata poised on the edge of eternity reaching back so that he can take others with him, rather than the Buddha himself who has passed beyond the reach of time.

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Credits

producer

Peter Montagnon

production company

BBC

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Appears in

The Long Search

Group of items

The Long Search

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305327

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Buddhism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Zen buddhism

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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