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).

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

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Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puer...

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The love story between an Australian woman and a Balinese dancer.

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. C...

A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist m...

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The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.