Zen, in Search of Enlightenment (1994)
• September 19th, 1994 • 0h 59min
Documentary
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A documentary exploring the rigorous training and meditation practices found at the Shōgen-ji, a Zen Buddhist monastery of the Rinzai school in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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