Eiheiji 104 - sai no Zenji
A Lifetime of Zen
Eiheiji is the biggest Zen training center in Japan. Ekiho Miyazaki, the 78th chief priest, has been practicing Zen meditation for more than 90 years. At the age of 104, he is the oldest priest in the temple's eight centuries of history. Miyazaki was orphaned at an early age. He became an apprentice at a Zen Temple when he was 11 and began training under a very strict master. Many years later, even when he was in a critical condition suffering from tuberculosis, he continued sitting in meditation at the hospice every day. Dogen, the founder of Eiheiji, taught his pupils to live in the same way as Shakyamuni Buddha, who achieved spiritual awakening. The basic concept of Zen teaching is that rather than being something you can attempt to understand in theory, such awakening is to be found in the way you live your daily life. Miyazaki, following in Dogen's footsteps, still practices Zen training every day despite his advanced age. He begins with meditation every morning earlier than any of the other priests, and he regularly preaches all around Japan. To the young trainee priests who live together at the temple, he is just like a living Buddha. The idea of Zen is to approach the essence of our very existence. By taking a close look at the life and teachings of a 104 year-old Zen priest, this program investigates what Zen involves and explores the way we should live.
Japan - 2004 - 52 mn - HD - Colour
Director
Ishikawa Masataka
Script
Ishikawa Masataka
Camera
Momozaki Michiharu, Sugie Akihiko
Sound
Nagoshi Daiki
Editing
Sawamura Nobuhito
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