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2020 IBC Special Seminars:
Learning About Buddhism Through Movies

Free of Charge

Lecturer: Dr. Dominick Scarangello
Date: Second Saturday of every month.
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Place: FMC Meeting Room
Address: 2-7-1 Fumon Media Center (FMC) 3F, Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
Language: English
  (Japanese can be used when necessary.)

Each movie will have a very short introductory lecture,
followed by a Q&A period.

Month

Date

Subtheme/Speaker

Room Number

1

11 (Sat)

"The Buddha"
Documentary about the Buddha's life narrated by Richard Gere.

201

4

11 (Sat)

"Fancy Dance"
A humorous but insightful exploration of an initially unwilling young Japanese man's Zen monastic training. Starring Motoki Masahiro.

201

9

12 (Sat)

"Gyō"
A documentary on the "marathon monks" of Mt. Hiei.

201

12

12(Sat)

"Zen"
A dramatization of the life of Dōgen, starring Nakamura Kantarō.

201

 

Registration:

Please come directly to the Meeting Room of Fumon Media Center

 

Organizer:

International Buddhist Congregation of Rissho Kosei-kai
Tel: 03-5341-1230 Fax: 03-5341-1224

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