Maezumi Roshi on life and death. [video recording]

by Andrea Von Troschke (Producer, Director)

Other authorsMaezumi Roshi (Featured)
DVD, 1995

Publication

Imprint: Los Angeles, CA : Andrea von Troschke, ©1995. Responsibility: Producer, Andrea von Troschke. Performer(s): Andrew Laskos, interviewer. OCLC Number: 37017190. Language: In English. Physical: 1 videodisc (42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Call number

DVD / Front Desk

Barcode

DVD-0439

Original publication date

1995

CSS Library Notes

Named Person: Taizen Maezumi Roshi

Description: One of the Last Pioneers in Amaerica, Hakyuy Taizan Maezumi (1931-1995)Was one of the last pay nearing Japanese Zen masters in America. As abbot of the Zen Center of Los Angeles, he devoted his life to Lane a firm foundation for the growth of Zen Buddhism in the West and establish many temples in the US and Europe.

Maezumi Roshi speaks of the flow of life from the very beginning of existence of the world, nirvana, the four noble truths, and the eight right actions. He explains the concepts of no fixed entity, the vows, the three poisons, the Dharma Wheel, transmigration, and the power of Zen. At the end of the interview, the tape runs out as he speaks about his own death––a moving moment in the light of his subsequent early passing a year later. Hakuya Taizan Maezumi Died in Tokyo on May 15, 1995.

This interview was the only television interview ever granted by Maezumi Roshi and covers existential questions of life and death. Originally part of the German TV project on the soul, it has been converted to NTSC. The picture quality has suffered slightly, but the exceptional value of this DVD lies in its historical meaning.

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Physical description

4.75 inches

Language

Original language

English
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