Eyes, nose, tongue, body and soul, contact with sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, streams of thought, without defilement, is the ultimate truth of Buddhism..
I do too. But you know it's funny because of their unwillingness to mix with other races, cultures and globalize they've been able to do so. But when we try to do the same in other parts of the world it's called racist, antiquated, and nationalistic.
Zen (Chinese: Chán • Korea: Seon • Vietnam: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (Chánzong 禪宗, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (foxin zong) - and later developed into various sub-schools and branches. From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam and became Vietnamese Thiền, northeast to Korea to become Seon Buddhism, and east to Japan, becoming Japanese Zen.
As an Asian living in Asia, I respect Japan culture and their Shinto-Buddhist traditions. The Japanese Zen aesthetics are refined and there is so much respect for nature. Because they are so homogenous, they have a strength and identity second to none. The highly ritualised Japanese must have so much pride in their advanced and refined culture and traditions. They are truly the most advanced culture in Asia.
I personally would have said that they adopted culture from China as opposed to stole it. I mean concepts of Buddhism that China has, (if you say stole with regards to Japan), is then stolen from the Nepalese/Indian area because that is where Buddhism originates due to Hinduism. Personally I love the way that culture evolves and adopts and adapts to what is around them. The fact that the Japanese on a whole work together and work hard for their community and their workplace is admirable.
tvee why while wait i am gloominess bitterness enrage vexation panicking confused because European ancestry love life in the universe believe in almighty Creator God ?how about written protestion for the living souls?
@@r.casagrande8689 man desire woman. 70 untouched woman is paradise to me. i dont understand what u are trying to achieve with that statement. your Priest toled u sex is dirty i am vergin wile he was raping children. in islam sex is not dirty.
I came here to learn about Zen but the Documentary was soo good I just stayed for the whole thing! Everybody who is complaining about the title - you are basically not being very ZEN about it lol!
Lived in Tokyo for a fews months, managed to travel the main island widely. Lovely, lovely place. Have maintained their culture so well while being fully modern. The constant earthquakes are something else though....
I've lived in Japan for 22 years and believe me, this documentary shows a very polished, narrow view of society here. As a Canadian I was horrified by the absolute disregard for the environment and the treatment of the landscape and waterways. This documentary portrays Japan in the way that the current government would like outsiders to see it. But its a very different view once you begin living here for any length of time.
pegan farm what the biology in heaven is perfect ?how about the human society being defects ?why would and might maybe was a justification or compassionate love and loyal love get it correct right stabilization geographically is necessity for luxury serenity tranqulity security mercy justice peace holiness ? search engine spirituality for hours if that your fancy if oneself is able i have linguistics books to be concerned with.
This is indeed the best documentary channel. It does not lack documentaries. It's very good at not not-having documentaries. Documentaries are on this channel. If you were looking for a documentary channel that didn't have any documentaries, than this would be the worst documentary channel. This channel, however, does have documentaries, and it is the best at having them.
Beautiful video! Well done. Just like others say, title doesn’t match. I respect all unique cultures of the countries. And I’m proud of my culture, Japan
At first I thought that what drew me to Japan was anime, tourist spots.. but it was really their way of life. The way they venerate life gives them a vivacious vibe. And it shows in their daily life, the structures, the food.. I wish I could live there and experience all of it.
A culture that learned from the wrong decisions of the past and rose from the ashes like the Phoenix blossoming to success within conscious harmony...✨✨🙏🏻
In my eyes, Japan is the most beautiful place on earth. Sadly I can see that teenagers are very influenced by occidental cultures that never include the discipline, respect for adults and in general to the rest of persons, art, beauty, tradition and all that makes Japan the nation it is. Thank you for this amazing video.
As a Japanese, I asked my American, German, and French friends, "What is good about Japan?" To my surprise, their responses were exactly the same. they said Because Japan has a tradition that has been around for 2,000 years and the world's most advanced technology at the same time. There is no other country outside of Western culture where you can have such an experience. The reason why I was surprised was because their answer was completely obvious to me. Indeed, no country in the world has been "the same country" for 2,000 years.
Exactly. I’ve spent half of my working life between Japan (Osaka & Tokyo) and the US….Japan has not only kept its traditions, it has kept its HISTORY…. The only thing in Japan that I don’t care for are its earthquakes (I can’t forget the first time I woke up, terrified, in the middle of the night-to a swaying hotel room, on the 32nd floor-only to run into a yawning hotel employee, who told me, “It’s only a 5.0- 5.5,” and recommended that I “go back to sleep :) ….And while I know how safe & incredibly earthquake-proof Japanese buildings are….they still frighten me….
I love this Documentary ..Japan is my most love place I would live there if I could ..i love there way of life there dedication honor devotion loyalty affection ..I thank you .sending love too all and all your's from Michigan USA ..I am saying Hello .. where do you all live
L love the stroy and how they maintain nature l belive nature has a powerfull force on earth and lt works some ppl may not belive lt l do belive nature works and thxs for this beautiful stroy
Satoru Yagi why the truth is i am western tribal European that would might as well be third adam or Michael the archangel?💜😨😢😭😵😱😤😪😳😲😝😜😒😠😔😩😣😡 love life multiverse Earth's angry sad fearful because death is taking life .aspies hate gloom jealousy misery is eternally equal to hope love zeal joy moods.
I disagree with most commentators ,this documentary is exactly zen ,it shows you the evidence of zen on the Japanese ,zen isn't relayed through language ,you can only see its results .
This is an absolutely brilliant, all encompassing documentary; and, once I released my expectation of a formal documentary on Zen Buddhism, I could appreciate its message -- seasoned with lighthearted observations -- that, in fact, the Japanese way of living and doing and being ... IS Zen!
So far, this reminds of a Luis Bunuel kind of “documentary”. Oddly interesting. Japanese will say they have no religion. I observe that being Japanese is the “religion”, a uniquely spiritual practice.
How the years go by; it is 2022 now, 6 years after this excellent documentary was released. It is really about Japan and the Japanese way of life, and does not go much into Zen itself. But then, Zen becomes a way of life, and the essential teaching is not to get obsessed with religion. A Zen student mentioned the word "Buddha" and his Zen teacher told him not to speak that dirty word, and to go wash his mouth! And another Zen teacher told his student: "You stink of Zen." :) They call Zen a Buddhist tradition, but truly, it derives from Buddhism andTaoism. The main teaching of Taoism is to go with the flow of the Tao, the energy of the universe. The word Zen arose from the Sanskrit word Dhyana, which means to meditate. Dhyan became Cha'an in China, and then Zen in Japan.
Respect to the beautiful Devine spirit of Japan and peace and harmony of the Japanese people.
Love from Missouri USA.
Buddhist from Bangladesh and I just love Japan. My dream country 🥰
Eyes, nose, tongue, body and soul, contact with sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, streams of thought, without defilement, is the ultimate truth of Buddhism..
I am fascinated with Japanese culture, poetry. I admire people for preserving there customs ,respect for nature,land.
*their
I do too. But you know it's funny because of their unwillingness to mix with other races, cultures and globalize they've been able to do so. But when we try to do the same in other parts of the world it's called racist, antiquated, and nationalistic.
Japan don't let foreigners getting rid of their culture and their nation unlike western europe. pretty based
I feel the same way buddy
"i am", "I".. Good for you buddy. Start using less "I's" and focus more on actually persevering cultural heritage and respecting nature
タイトルを見て勉強しようと思い見始めたらどんどん見てしまいました。UKでロックダウン三度目で里帰り去年は出来ず今年も出来そうな気配がないですね。日本人の私でさえまだ見てないものや行ったことのないところが綺麗に良く撮影されていてナレーターの声も心地よかった。🇯🇵 て何て素晴らしい独特な気高く美しい文化なんでしょう。誇りに思います。どうか早くころなが収束しますようお祈りします。yoko 💕
I wish I was here. Japan is a DIFFERENT civilization. Thank you, Pierre. For The Beauty of Zen.
Zen (Chinese: Chán • Korea: Seon • Vietnam: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (Chánzong 禪宗, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (foxin zong) - and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.
From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam and became Vietnamese Thiền, northeast to Korea to become Seon Buddhism, and east to Japan, becoming Japanese Zen.
Japan's culture, people, geography and history are utterly fascinating!!!! Great video!!
Buddhism is very peaceful. Japan and it's people are beautiful ♥️
Perhaps the people of Manchuria, China and Korea might disagree !!!
The spiritual awareness of your exsistance in harmony with the natural world , this is zen.
Zen means meditation
This is one of the best documentaries on Japan I have ever watched.
Japan is the most beautiful country in the world.
There are so many admirable things about Japan and the Japanese.
There are admirable things about every country and culture
Okay yes there some heinious things about them.
Although there is very little about Zen Buddhism, this is a lovely video. Gorgeous colors and filming. A good narrator speaking voice and writing.
I enjoyed it & I lived there for three years.
I must say Japan is a masterpiece n a huge respect for them
As an Asian living in Asia, I respect Japan culture and their Shinto-Buddhist traditions. The Japanese Zen aesthetics are refined and there is so much respect for nature. Because they are so homogenous, they have a strength and identity second to none. The highly ritualised Japanese must have so much pride in their advanced and refined culture and traditions. They are truly the most advanced culture in Asia.
tvee I'm Asian and I admire Japanese culture. They excel in so many things.
tvee except they stole most of their culture from China. Including zen.
I personally would have said that they adopted culture from China as opposed to stole it. I mean concepts of Buddhism that China has, (if you say stole with regards to Japan), is then stolen from the Nepalese/Indian area because that is where Buddhism originates due to Hinduism.
Personally I love the way that culture evolves and adopts and adapts to what is around them. The fact that the Japanese on a whole work together and work hard for their community and their workplace is admirable.
That said, Shintoism actually has its' roots in Japan. At least that is what I remember from studying.
tvee why while wait i am gloominess bitterness enrage vexation panicking confused because European ancestry love life in the universe believe in almighty Creator God ?how about written protestion for the living souls?
This doc was very calming for some reason, I Love Japan.
the spirit of this place is legendary. wish i could one day visit
I want to born in Japan in my next life. There are soo many traditions, it,'s all beautiful.
u will never be born again into this World.
@@7shukur Ok man , my beliefs are differents. I believe in reincarnation. If you don't believe, ok.
@@7shukur and will never get 70 virgins after die.
@@r.casagrande8689
man desire woman. 70 untouched woman is paradise to me. i dont understand what u are trying to achieve with that statement. your Priest toled u sex is dirty i am vergin wile he was raping children. in islam sex is not dirty.
there is no next time except next life...............how someone can beleive without confirmation same with me
I was here for a zen documentary, got dissapointed at first but not anymore after the first 10 minutes coz the documentary is soooo good
Japan culture never ceases to amazes me.
I came here to learn about Zen but the Documentary was soo good I just stayed for the whole thing! Everybody who is complaining about the title - you are basically not being very ZEN about it lol!
Goood answer bro lol
Lived in Tokyo for a fews months, managed to travel the main island widely. Lovely, lovely place. Have maintained their culture so well while being fully modern. The constant earthquakes are something else though....
Mindblowing experience to watch this Documentary. Standing ovation and salutations to the team behind this excellent film.
God bless.
Thanks
Japan 🇯🇵 is Fantastic 👏👏👍👍🇯🇵🇯🇵
Wunderschönes Style.....Vielen Danke Opas & Omas....Väter & Müttern....Onkelz & Tanten.....Cousinne & Cousanne
i admire the respect of japanese people for nature and honor for practice of traditions
Also their respect for the elderly!
I respect your face!
I've lived in Japan for 22 years and believe me, this documentary shows a very polished, narrow view of society here. As a Canadian I was horrified by the absolute disregard for the environment and the treatment of the landscape and waterways. This documentary portrays Japan in the way that the current government would like outsiders to see it. But its a very different view once you begin living here for any length of time.
me too its an old vid but its cool will keep the gaijin at bay in the mean time isn't it ?
pegan farm what the biology in heaven is perfect ?how about the human society being defects ?why would and might maybe was a justification or compassionate love and loyal love get it correct right stabilization geographically is necessity for luxury serenity tranqulity security mercy justice peace holiness ? search engine spirituality for hours if that your fancy if oneself is able i have linguistics books to be concerned with.
M in love with their independence from religious ideas..And Hi tech yet traditional..We Indians are so stuck and need awful lot to learn from Japan ..
This is indeed the best documentary channel. It does not lack documentaries. It's very good at not not-having documentaries. Documentaries are on this channel. If you were looking for a documentary channel that didn't have any documentaries, than this would be the worst documentary channel. This channel, however, does have documentaries, and it is the best at having them.
I was searching for Zen philosophy. Still this is too good.
I love Japanese people and country. They're DISCIPLINARIAN PEOPLE WORKOHOLIC, AND HONESTY IS HONOR THEM.
Beautiful video! Well done. Just like others say, title doesn’t match. I respect all unique cultures of the countries. And I’m proud of my culture, Japan
I agree. I thought this was more about Zen Buddhism, but I still enjoy the unique culture. I also agree, that it is a very good video.
貴方は英語は上手です
such a beautiful country and wonderful culture. thank you
I love Japan, I lived in this amazing country for 3 years, and I miss it so much I have decided to move back :)
so, why did you leave ?
ok...
Of whole Asia,I would like to visit Japan..🙂🙂..♥️♥️..it's my dream..🙏🙏
Thank you for introducing Japan. Please come to Japan someday.
👍
At first I thought that what drew me to Japan was anime, tourist spots.. but it was really their way of life. The way they venerate life gives them a vivacious vibe. And it shows in their daily life, the structures, the food.. I wish I could live there and experience all of it.
what an eloquent way of putting it
日本是值得敬佩和尊重的国家，虽然面临巨大的地域问题，但其文化和制度将坚强地保护人民的生存发展，让人民生活得幸福而有尊严。这种幸福和尊严即使某些更富有的国家也达不到。
its great to watch Japan again and again
Japan has no Christianity.
GSH RDY Then why is there Christian bibles making it to Japan?
美しい日本をありがとう。 美しいまま後世に残していきたいものです。
A culture that learned from the wrong decisions of the past and rose from the ashes like the Phoenix blossoming to success within conscious harmony...✨✨🙏🏻
One of the best doc on Japanese culture. Thanks
Beautiful presentation - depiction of nature, beauty and art in everyday life.
This is a documentary about modern Japan, NOT Zen.
Ben Franklin99 And what if it is about zen in anouther country?
what
I agree... the title is misleading. Zen plays a part here, but a secondary one.
ZEN is a drum n bass producer
So why is that?
In my eyes, Japan is the most beautiful place on earth. Sadly I can see that teenagers are very influenced by occidental cultures that never include the discipline, respect for adults and in general to the rest of persons, art, beauty, tradition and all that makes Japan the nation it is. Thank you for this amazing video.
The ZEN of Japan itself. How sophisticated, cultured, and beautiful it is. It makes the US look like a 24/7 version of Deliverance.
Thanks for giving us some hints of your so Cultural Richness a real precious Heritage for all to admire
This is a different respect and appreciation for life. They sure are good at selling themselves to the world.
I don't think they sell themselves. They are isolationists after all. Rather everyone else is amazed.
theyre very dicipline, the most cleanest country i ever visit
@Alex H Where are you from?
@@bobbys2643 prob from chicago :D the dirtiest city
WOW how zen is this documentary,all about zen at the same time as not been about zen,i despair.
This reminds me of one of those travelogues we used to get at the cinema in the 1960s. It's the same bloke narrating it as well.
My name is Ren and I glad to watch this documentary!
All countries should live this way, all nations at one 😍😍😍
What a great doc. beauiful not so much about Zen, but very very informative and pleasently narreted for non native speakers! Well done.
"Soon, you will discover, it is you that will become the most influential teacher for yourself." Banipal Seperghan
Bollocks.
most inappropriate title but never the less its a beautiful documentary on a great nation.
This is what Zen is all about. The title is correct.
First time I am watching and trying to know about Japan...& I am so impressed. Wish I could visit Japan in future
私の文化を代表していただきありがとうございます。
Elegant, artistic, ritual, intelligent, interesting, discipline culture!
As a Japanese, I asked my American, German, and French friends, "What is good about Japan?" To my surprise, their responses were exactly the same. they said Because Japan has a tradition that has been around for 2,000 years and the world's most advanced technology at the same time. There is no other country outside of Western culture where you can have such an experience. The reason why I was surprised was because their answer was completely obvious to me. Indeed, no country in the world has been "the same country" for 2,000 years.
Exactly. I’ve spent half of my working life between Japan (Osaka & Tokyo) and the US….Japan has not only kept its traditions, it has kept its HISTORY….
The only thing in Japan that I don’t care for are its earthquakes (I can’t forget the first time I woke up, terrified, in the middle of the night-to a swaying hotel room, on the 32nd floor-only to run into a yawning hotel employee, who told me, “It’s only a 5.0- 5.5,” and recommended that I “go back to sleep :) ….And while I know how safe & incredibly earthquake-proof Japanese buildings are….they still frighten me….
I love this Documentary ..Japan is my most love place I would live there if I could ..i love there way of life there dedication honor devotion loyalty affection ..I thank you .sending love too all and all your's from Michigan USA ..I am saying Hello .. where do you all live
What a fantastic journey! I thank you immensely for sharing this here and giving us the opportunity to travel to places that we physically cannot 🌸🌸🌸
what a great way to show ur appreciation ur very formal.
@@gechenique626🙏🏻
L love the stroy and how they maintain nature l belive nature has a powerfull force on earth and lt works some ppl may not belive lt l do belive nature works and thxs for this beautiful stroy
Excellent video covering the culture and locale of Japan. It is educational even for Japanese, like me.......Thank you.
Satoru Yagi why the truth is i am western tribal European that would might as well be third adam or Michael the archangel?💜😨😢😭😵😱😤😪😳😲😝😜😒😠😔😩😣😡 love life multiverse Earth's angry sad fearful because death is taking life .aspies hate gloom jealousy misery is eternally equal to hope love zeal joy moods.
What are you talking about?, too much weed?.
GSH RDY what are you asking about did you not read all about emotion and realistic effects on history?
I agree . Loved it.
Satoru Yagi,
Nice video with incorrect title. I was expecting a lecture on Zen Buddhism.
The architecture in Japan can help our architecture we have lots of hills in Puerto Rico and erosion that destablizes our road infrastructure.
Thank you for sharing this video with us 🙏
Love japan from thailand
I feel so informed right now.
Same bro
I really love to travel to japan.
wanderful view ,and I love the documentary
上空からのカットが素晴らしい。音も良い。
ポケモン ダブルの民 seems that Japanese are on way to polluting earth. while world is doing the same.
Sooo Beautiful! It is like out of a dream.
Beautiful documentary, thanks so much for sharing! 🙏
Surprising lack of Zen Buddhism, but I still enjoyed it.
Get suprised in a different way if you are ready for it. Watch the docu carefully...
Delightful doc on both Zen and Japan
This is amazing. Thank you!
Japan is zen, zen is Japan
I disagree with most commentators ,this documentary is exactly zen ,it shows you the evidence of zen on the Japanese ,zen isn't relayed through language ,you can only see its results .
I like the quiet and cleaness of Japan.
The real Japanis ife style is bounded with desighned and Harmonies 👌.
Nice documentary of japanese buddhism.
What makes Japan an amazing and strong culture is that it hasn't capitulated to multiculturalism.
It is interested channel, I like it
What a terrifc documentary! And the SOUNDTRACK!
This is an absolutely brilliant, all encompassing documentary; and, once I released my expectation of a formal documentary on Zen Buddhism, I could appreciate its message -- seasoned with lighthearted observations -- that, in fact, the Japanese way of living and doing and being ... IS Zen!
Very informative and well done. Loved the drone shots and video of the natural scenery, and man-made scenery in Japan.
Would love to live there, Strange, terrible and beautiful culture and still the Best country to host a Rugby World Cup in.
So far, this reminds of a Luis Bunuel kind of “documentary”. Oddly interesting.
Japanese will say they have no religion. I observe that being Japanese is the “religion”, a uniquely spiritual practice.
Japan; so beautiful and peaceful. 🇯🇵
I love Japan. I wish, I wanted to go there.
a very excellent documentary, indeed. many thanks for your work. best from Greenland.
I am now enlightened in the way of Zen
I love Japan, traveled there once, it was very good experience
How the years go by; it is 2022 now, 6 years after this excellent documentary was released. It is really about Japan and the Japanese way of life, and does not go much into Zen itself. But then, Zen becomes a way of life, and the essential teaching is not to get obsessed with religion. A Zen student mentioned the word "Buddha" and his Zen teacher told him not to speak that dirty word, and to go wash his mouth! And another Zen teacher told his student: "You stink of Zen." :) They call Zen a Buddhist tradition, but truly, it derives from Buddhism andTaoism. The main teaching of Taoism is to go with the flow of the Tao, the energy of the universe. The word Zen arose from the Sanskrit word Dhyana, which means to meditate. Dhyan became Cha'an in China, and then Zen in Japan.
Fantastic Japan!
Buddhism
Buddhism was not introduced from South Korea, but sent a formal messenger to China to learn and spread throughout the country.
I hope Japan can overcome the ageing population problem. More babies need to be made. Make having families more time available , more affordable
Great story
at 6:12, The tower is located in my home city, Ichinomiya in Aichi prefecture! The name is 138 tower.
森裕紀 that's pretty cool👌
森裕紀 Very beautiful
Yes! I live nearby about 10 minutes walk from home (*^^*)
Gracias felicitaciones y siempre adelante