Japanology Plus
Season 7 Episode 16 - Japanophiles: Gyoei Saile
6.4 ?
2014
Documentary, Talk
Kohfukuji, a World Heritage Site, is a prominent Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan. One of its priests is Gyoei Saile, from Germany. In a Japanophiles interview, he tells Peter Barakan how his interest in Buddhism developed, and we learn about the extremely difficult exam he had to pass in order to become eligible to assume the abbacy of Kohfukuji. Saile also takes us through his daily routine, and offers thoughts on the role that Buddhism can play in contemporary Japan.
Episodes in Season 7
1
Osechi: New Year's Food
28 min
2
Japanophiles: Thomas Ainsworth
28 min
3
Sunakku Bars
28 min
4
Tohoku Nine Years On: Living with Ghosts
28 min
5
Tohoku Nine Years On: Voices of the Deceased
28 min
6
Japanophiles: Harold George Meij
28 min
7
Laundry Services
28 min
8
Miso
28 min
9
Japanophiles: Johan Nilsson Bjoerk
28 min
10
Japan vs. Epidemics
28 min
11
Wasabi
28 min
12
Geisha: A Sunset Trade?
28 min
13
Expert Craft Skills
28 min
14
Japanophiles: Kim Seungbok
28 min
15
Aloha Shirts
28 min
16
Japanophiles: Gyoei Saile
28 min
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Japanophiles: Anna Bugaeva
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