In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was capable of realizing Buddhahood within himself, by way of Zazen. Zazen is extended hours of sitting and meditating to achieve a state of “Mu” (nothingness, or empty existence).

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When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formi...

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Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull...

Yashima is a woman who works as a plumber. She is also uncomfortable with her own sexuality. One day...

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly sta...

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Follows a group of female escorts who are living life as best they can.

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