Core Kyoto S7E6 - Amida Buddha: Prayers for Guidance to the Pure Land
Core Kyoto S7E6 - Amida Buddha: Prayers for Guidance to the Pure Land
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Buddhists faithful intone "Namu Amida Butsu" in ardent prayer to Amida Buddha for the release from suffering and death in this world into the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. "Namu" means to embrace or take refuge in something. In this ideology, believers supplicate for a peaceful death and salvation in the afterlife. Discover the diverse faiths in Amida through Kyoto temples, the majority of which are dedicated to this celestial Buddha.
Released Feb 28, 2013
Runtime 28min
Genre Documentary
Actor Gary Tegler
Director N/A
Production NHK