Preaching from Pictures: A Japanese Mandala

Mar 2003 (USA)

A 37-minute tour through the human life cycle and into the afterworld as depicted in a mandala that itinerant Buddhist nuns used as a preaching aid in early modern Japan. Scenes from the mandala are intercut with scenes of everyday life in...

A 37-minute tour through the human life cycle and into the afterworld as depicted in a mandala that itinerant Buddhist nuns used as a preaching aid in early modern Japan. Scenes from the mandala are intercut with scenes of everyday life in...

Director: David Plath
Writer: David Plath
Stars: Melissa Epp
Genre: Documentary
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