Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self
by Gong Jae-Sung
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Actor: Zen Buddhism-in Search of SelfDirector: Gong Jae-Sung
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Korean (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 65 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turtle Press
Movie Reviews of Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self
Movie Review: Misleading
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a misleading DVD because the title leads one to think one will gain insight into zen buddhism. Obviously the title was a marketing ploy. I guess they knew that if they gave a title that was "real" people wouldn't buy this. A "real" title would be: "silent, unenlightening montage of video of korean buddhist nuns". There is no narration or explanation of zen buddhism, simply video montage of korean buddhist nuns undergoing a 90 day meditation. Very cheap documentary and highly misleading. unless you want to watch two hours of korean nuns meditating, avoid this like the plague.
Summary of Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self
Following a tradition dating back over 1000 years, two dozen Buddhist nuns gather for a ninety day period of meditation, fasting and contemplation deep in the mountains of South Korea. With the singular goal of attaining enlightenment, the women undertake a rigorous schedule of meditation, at one point sitting for seven days without sleep. In this first ever documentary on the practice of Dong Ahn Geo (Winter Zen Retreat), you'll be invited into the Baek Hung Buddhist Temple to witness not only the nuns' strict meditation practice, but their daily lives in which we see not only a deep spiritual discipline but an almost childlike joy and simplicity. Since the Great Monk Hyecheol built Baek Hung Temple in the 10th century during the Silla Dynasty (AD 57-935), the temple has been known for the most rigorous Cham Sun (Zen) practice. Forbidden until now, the camera captures the austere beauty of the Korean countryside and the long secret traditions of this Buddhist Zen retreat. This historic documentary was filmed from November 29, 2001 to February 26, 2002 at Baek Hung Temple, Palgong Mountain, Daegu, South Korea.Art House & International DVD Video
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