Japanology Plus - Season 7 Episode 16 Japanophiles: Gyoei Saile
Kohfukuji, a World Heritage Site, is a prominent Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan. One of its priests is Gyoei Saile, from Germany. In a Japanophiles interview, he tells Peter Barakan how his interest in Buddhism developed, and we learn about the extremely difficult exam he had to pass in order to become eligible to assume the abbacy of Kohfukuji. Saile also takes us through his daily routine, and offers thoughts on the role that Buddhism can play in contemporary Japan.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan, Emma Howard
Crew: Tetra Tanizaki (Theme Song Performance), rocomoon (Theme Song Performance)
First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014
Last Air date: Nov 21, 2024
Season: 11 Season
Episode: 323 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 7.80/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 76.844
Language: English, Japanese
Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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