Carving the Divine Review by Shodo/Calligraphy Master William Reed

Let’s support, watch and share this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK  👉   https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine<br /><br />What is Carving The Divine about?<br />Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.<br /><br />The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.<br /><br />Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.<br /><br />Carving the Divine Awards: <br /><br />World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award <br />Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award <br />Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award <br />Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award <br />Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award <br />Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award <br />Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award <br />Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film <br />New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize <br />World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary <br />Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado<br /><br />More information please visit: <br />http://www.carvingthedivine.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/<br />https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/<br />https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine<br /><br />Carving the Divine Review by Shodo/Calligraphy Master William Reed #carvingthedivine #busshi</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

00:38:49

Carving the Divine Review by Bishop Myokei Caine-Barrett of the Nichiren Shu North America

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine<br /><br />What is Carving The Divine about?<br />Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.<br /><br />Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.<br /><br />Carving the Divine Awards: <br /><br />World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award <br />Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award <br />Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award <br />Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award <br />Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award <br />Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award <br />Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award <br />Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film <br />New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize <br />World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary <br />Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado<br /><br />The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.<br /><br />More information please visit: <br />http://www.carvingthedivine.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/<br />https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/<br />https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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Carving the Divine Review by Rinzai Zen Master Meido Moore

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine<br /><br />Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rinzai Zen Master, Meido Moore<br /><br />"Great Buddhist sculpture reveals not only a hard-won technical mastery and aesthetic refinement: it possesses an energetic, luminous quality that has the ability to transform our conditions, and even to give the viewer an experiential taste of the qualities represented by each figure. This wonderful film "Carving the Divine" shows us that the path to mastery of this ancient art is as much a spiritual discipline as it is the learning of a skill. The profound yet stern compassion of the teacher, and the sincerity of the apprentices as they seek to uncover the images within the wood, are wonderfully shown. Watching this film, one may grasp how the art of the Busshi is not simply to produce sculpture: it is itself a Way of life and wisdom, in which the images mirror the artists' own hearts."<br /><br />- Meido Moore, Rinzai Zen priest Abbot at Korinji Rinzai Zen Monastery<br /><br />What is Carving The Divine about?<br />Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.<br /><br />Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.<br /><br />Carving the Divine Awards: <br /><br />World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award <br />Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award <br />Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award <br />Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award <br />Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award <br />Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award <br />Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award <br />Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film <br />New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize <br />World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary <br />Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado<br /><br />The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.<br /><br />More information please visit: <br />http://www.carvingthedivine.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/<br />https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/<br />https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

00:26:13

Carving the Divine Review by Art Historian Mark Schumacher

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine<br /><br />Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Art Historian Mark Schumacher<br /><br />"Carving the Divine explores the modern remnants of Japan’s ancient carving traditions – largely hidden from public gaze. It captures the hardships and aspirations of the current generation of apprentice-artisans training under the harsh-yet-kind tutelage of a master carver. Heart-warming and intimate, "Carving the Divine" unveils the secret world of master-disciple relationships among sculptors of religious icons. It also shines a spotlight on the time-honored traditions of passing down ancient techniques to a new generation. This film is a godsend for anyone who has worked with a mallet and chisel, but everyone who sees it will be touched by its beauty, benevolence, and blessings of compassion."<br />- Mark Schumacher, Art Historian<br /><br />What is Carving The Divine about?<br />Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.<br /><br />Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.<br /><br />Carving the Divine Awards: <br /><br />World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award <br />Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award <br />Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award <br />Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award <br />Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award <br />Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award <br />Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award <br />Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film <br />New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize <br />World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary <br />Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado<br /><br />The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.<br /><br />More information please visit: <br />http://www.carvingthedivine.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/<br />https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/<br />https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

00:26:29

Carving the Divine Review by Ninja Martial Artist Stephen K. Hayes

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine<br /><br />Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Martial Artist Teacher, Author, Speaker An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes!<br /><br />"Can a traditional Japanese sacred art form based on generations of selfless apprentices studying with stern masters survive into the 21st Century? Has Japan retained enough reverence for the demanding learning process that takes years of thankless dedication to just begin to develop mastery? I sat breathlessly through “Carving the Divine”, silently cheering on those few committed artists as they approached gaining the exquisite skill of depicting through carved wood the most sublime of Buddhist sacred images. Will they make it? Can they accept the firm and relentless coaching from their masters? Filmmaker Yujiro Seki pulls aside the curtain and shows us nakedly the disciplined world of the busshi, master carvers of Buddhist wonder. An amazingly touching film!"<br />- An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes, Teacher, Author, Speaker<br /><br />What is Carving The Divine about?<br />Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.<br /><br />Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.<br /><br />Carving the Divine Awards: <br /><br />World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award <br />Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award <br />Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award <br />Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award <br />Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award <br />Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award <br />Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award <br />Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film <br />New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize <br />World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary <br />Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado<br /><br />The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.<br /><br />More information please visit: <br />http://www.carvingthedivine.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDi...<br />https://www.instagram.com/carvingthed...<br />https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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Carving the Divine Review by Bishop Marvin Harada of Buddhist Churches of America

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine<br /><br />Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rev. Marvin Harada<br />The Bishop and Co-Director, Center for Buddhist Education Buddhist Churches of America<br /><br />"Carving the Divine is more than a movie about amazing wood sculptors of Japan. To me, the movie is about the Master-Apprentice, or the Master-Disciple relationship, and how this is still being transmitted in the traditional manner.....stern, but yet ultimately kind, in training the apprentice to be a true artist in both skill and spirit."<br />- Rev. Marvin Harada, The Bishop and Co-Director, Center for Buddhist Education Buddhist Churches of America<br /><br />What is Carving The Divine about?<br />Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.<br /><br />Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London.<br /><br />Carving the Divine Awards: <br /><br />World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award <br />Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award <br />Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award <br />Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award <br />Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award <br />Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award <br />Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award <br />Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film <br />New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize  <br />Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize <br />World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary <br />Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado<br /><br />The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world.<br /><br />More information please visit: <br />http://www.carvingthedivine.com<br />https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/<br />https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/<br />https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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The History of Busshi (Japanese Buddhist sculptor) With Mark Schumacher

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.<br /><br />Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.<br /><br />Finally, we will have a special show about Busshi (Japanese Buddhist sculptors).  This time we are going to talk about the history of Busshi!   The art of Busshi, known as Butsuzo, has been one of the highest refined art forms in Japan for 1400 years, but it has been under the radar until now.  Finally, we are ready to bring this art and tradition to the forefront through our documentary Carving the Divine.  However, Carving the Divine does not recount the history of Busshi; rather, it is about the modern-day Busshi.  So, we thought it would be a great idea to do a special show to specifically introduce the history and why the Busshi tradition matters.  * To fully enjoy the visual presentation of the slides, please go to our YouTube video: https://youtu.be/tWld13bY1hc<br /> <br />As always, we will take you on a true wild rollercoaster ride.  Get ready! In this show, you will travel through the span of 1400 years.  How crazy is that?  How cool is that?   This is a truly special show because we invited our hero, Art Historian Mark Schumacher, to show and tell the history of Busshi through his visual presentation.  We will not only talk about the history of Busshi but we will also be showing you visually the art of Busshi.   We’ll be talking about Tori Busshi, Jocho, Unkei, Kaikei, Enku and so much more!  So you can see the beautiful art of Busshi in your own eyes along with the history lesson! <br /> <br />And that’s not all! Mr. Schumacher is gracious enough to let us download the virtual presentation of this episode so that you can study it in your own time and at your own pace!  Please go to https://www.carvingthedivine.com/study-guide and download!  Wow, I’m speechless!  This is the coolest gift ever!  Enjoy! <br /><br />So what are you waiting for?!  Check out our newest Carving the Divine TV episode “The History of Busshi (Japanese Buddhist sculptors)”  Let’s go on our incredible journey of 1400 years! <br /><br />Mark Schumacher is an independent researcher who moved to Kamakura (Japan) in 1993 and still lives there today. His website, The A-to-Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Religious Statuary, has been online since 1995. It is widely referenced by universities, museums, art historians, Buddhist practitioners, and lay people from around the world. The site's focus is medieval Japanese religious art, primarily Buddhist, but it also catalogs art from Shintō, Shugendō, Taoist, and other traditions. As of August 2018, it contained 400+ deities and thousands of annotated photos of statuary from Kamakura, Nara, Kyoto, and elsewhere in Japan. The site is searchable. LINK TO A-TO-Z PHOTO DICTIONARY = http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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Classifying Buddhist Deities 4. "What are Ten-Bu (Celestial Beings)?” With Mark Schumacher

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.<br /><br />This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Buddhist Statuary/Statues/sculptures).  We will have an art historian/scholar Mark Schumacher to discuss the category "Ten-bu (Celestial Beings)."  * To fully enjoy the visual presentation of the slides, please go to our YouTube video: https://youtu.be/vUH3msgBmZ8<br /><br />Mark Schumacher is an independent researcher who moved to Kamakura (Japan) in 1993 and still lives there today. His website, The A-to-Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Religious Statuary, has been online since 1995. It is widely referenced by universities, museums, art historians, Buddhist practitioners, and lay people from around the world. The site's focus is medieval Japanese religious art, primarily Buddhist, but it also catalogs art from Shintō, Shugendō, Taoist, and other traditions. As of August 2018, it contained 400+ deities and thousands of annotated photos of statuary from Kamakura, Nara, Kyoto, and elsewhere in Japan. The site is searchable. LINK TO A-TO-Z PHOTO DICTIONARY = http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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Classifying Buddhist Deities 3. “What are Myo-o (Wisdom Kings)?” With Mark Schumacher

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.<br /><br />This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Buddhist Statuary/Statues/sculptures).  We will have an art historian/scholar Mark Schumacher to discuss the category "Myo-o (Wisdom Kings)."  * To fully enjoy the visual presentation of the slides, please go to our YouTube video: https://youtu.be/rctbIuhA0f8<br /><br />Mark Schumacher is an independent researcher who moved to Kamakura (Japan) in 1993 and still lives there today. His website, The A-to-Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Religious Statuary, has been online since 1995. It is widely referenced by universities, museums, art historians, Buddhist practitioners, and lay people from around the world. The site's focus is medieval Japanese religious art, primarily Buddhist, but it also catalogs art from Shintō, Shugendō, Taoist, and other traditions. As of August 2018, it contained 400+ deities and thousands of annotated photos of statuary from Kamakura, Nara, Kyoto, and elsewhere in Japan. The site is searchable. LINK TO A-TO-Z PHOTO DICTIONARY = http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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Classifying Buddhist Deities 2. “What are Bosatsu (Bodhisattvas)?” With Mark Schumacher

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism, the history of Buddhism and of course Buddhist sculptures/sculptors (bustuzo/busshi) so that when viewers finally watch the documentary Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of Japan, they will get the maximum value of the documentary.<br /><br />This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Buddhist Statuary/Statues/sculptures).  We will have an art historian/scholar Mark Schumacher to discuss the category "Bosatsu (Bodhisattvas)."   * To fully enjoy the visual presentation of the slides, please go to our YouTube video: https://youtu.be/bQYd8LkZSxs<br /><br />Mark Schumacher is an independent researcher who moved to Kamakura (Japan) in 1993 and still lives there today. His website, The A-to-Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Religious Statuary, has been online since 1995. It is widely referenced by universities, museums, art historians, Buddhist practitioners, and lay people from around the world. The site's focus is medieval Japanese religious art, primarily Buddhist, but it also catalogs art from Shintō, Shugendō, Taoist, and other traditions. As of August 2018, it contained 400+ deities and thousands of annotated photos of statuary from Kamakura, Nara, Kyoto, and elsewhere in Japan. The site is searchable. LINK TO A-TO-Z PHOTO DICTIONARY = http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml</p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

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