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Zen doesn't rely on scriptures or dogma
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The Art of Japanese Life

Zen doesn't rely on scripturesor dogma but instead tries to promote anintuitive...

Zen doesn't rely on scriptures
or dogma but instead tries to promote an
intuitive understanding of the world through meditation and repeated
practical exercises

Full Transcript

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Zen doesn't rely on scriptures or dogma
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but instead tries to promote an intuitive understanding of the world
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through meditation and repeated practical exercises.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:30
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Pacific Quay Productions

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Movie Summary

Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
S01 • E03 Just look around - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Just look around
S01 • E02 Sen no Rikyu's ideas gradually crystallised - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
Sen no Rikyu's ideas gradually crystallised
S01 • E03 Rinshunkaku's floor plan is endlessly flexible. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:04
Rinshunkaku's floor plan is endlessly flexible.
S01 • E03 Partitions slide behind one another to open up the rooms. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
Partitions slide behind one another to open up the rooms.
S01 • E03 The effect is one continuous space, and it extends even to the outdoors. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
The effect is one continuous space, and it extends even to t...
S01 • E01 Zen monks used a number of methods - The Art of Japanese Life 00:24
Zen monks used a number of methods
S01 • E03 Light, functional, versatile, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
Light, functional, versatile,
S01 • E03 And houses like it have profoundly influenced modern architecture - The Art of Japanese Life 00:53
And houses like it have profoundly influenced modern archite...
S01 • E01 And perhaps the greatest of these Japanese ink wash painters - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
And perhaps the greatest of these Japanese ink wash painters
S01 • E01 Sesshu was born in western Japan in 1420. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:49
Sesshu was born in western Japan in 1420.
S01 • E02 Sen no Rikyu wanted the tea ceremony - The Art of Japanese Life 00:30
Sen no Rikyu wanted the tea ceremony
S01 • E02 Raku Kichizaemon XV is the 15th generation of potters in his family. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:42
Raku Kichizaemon XV is the 15th generation of potters in his...
S01 • E03 Amid all this minimalism, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
Amid all this minimalism,
S01 • E01 In the late 1460s, Sesshu travelled to China, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:29
In the late 1460s, Sesshu travelled to China,
S01 • E03 It might look like an empty recess, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:18
It might look like an empty recess,
S01 • E02 TRANSLATION: - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
TRANSLATION:
S01 • E03 The tokonoma would include a scroll, often with calligraphy... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
The tokonoma would include a scroll, often with calligraphy....
S01 • E01 This is the splashed ink landscape. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:29
This is the splashed ink landscape.
S01 • E03 ..and it would be joined by a simple floral arrangement... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:04
..and it would be joined by a simple floral arrangement...
S01 • E03 ..which had to be just so... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
..which had to be just so...