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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A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in dru...

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

In order to turn their lives around, three taxi drivers living at the bottom rung of society hatch a...

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers...

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exi...

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friend...

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Chiba appears seven days before a person dies an unexpected death. His job is to observe the person ...

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Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with hi...