Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism (2012)

Souls of Zen - Buddhism, Ancestors, and the 2011 Tsunami in Japan: Trailer

The Japanese population’s reaction to the catastrophe of March 2011 has been described as “stoic” by the Western media. The Japanese code of conduct is indeed deeply rooted in their Buddhist traditions, and young filmmakers Tim Graf and Jakob Montrasio observe in detail what this means for the people and their religion...