Zen
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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).
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Kantarô Nakamura
Dogen
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Banmei Takahashi Director · Tetsuo Ohtani Author Ryudo Uzaki Composer
Worldwide gross $2.9M · First release January 10, 2009 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,877,113
Production
KADOKAWA
Production
Kadokawa Pictures
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
禅
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 10, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
November 12, 2011 · Limited theatrical · 45th Japanese Film Festival in Russia
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