“Blind Chinese monk Jian Zhen's 6th-attempt voyage to Japan spreads Buddhism, medicine, and culture in 742 AD.”
Ven. Yin Shun
印順導師傅
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Blind Chinese monk Jian Zhen's 6th-attempt voyage to Japan spreads Buddhism, medicine, and culture in 742 AD.
The story begins in 742AD, when Japanese monks Yoei and Fusho, pay a visit to Jian Zhen, the abbot of Daming Temple in Yangzhou, China, and implore him to help implement Buddhist precepts in their homeland. When his disciples shy away from the task, the abbot volunteers himself. From 743AD, he tries to sail to Japan several times and only succeeds on his sixth attempt. By then he had already lost his eyesight, yet not once did he lose sight of his aspiration nor did he allow his determination to falter. Bringing along with him several Chinese artisans, Jian Zhen, himself a medical practitioner, went on to make major contributions to the development of Buddhism in Japan, as well as to its culture, architecture and traditional Chinese medicine. (Source: IMDB)
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- Format 1 × 82′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 22m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2005 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-22564 catalog