A Million Prayers for Amitabha Buddha and the Lion Dance of Yozuku
1971· 0h 25m
Directed by Shinkichi Noda
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Overview
In Yamakita, a town in the Ashigarakami District of Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a nenbutsu chanting practice associated with the Noanji Soto Zen temple that has a history of approximately 600 years. The nenbutsu is chanted as men rotate a large strand of 302 prayer beads affixed around a pulley. This is followed by a lion dance (shishimai) that proceeds around all the houses of the village as a purification ritual.
Other films by Shinkichi Noda
Good Road for the Living and the Dead: Niino Bon Odori, Festival to Send Off the Gods
Good Road for the Living and the Dead: Niino Bon Odori, Festival to Send Off the Gods
1991
The Procession of Weird and Wonderful Masks
The Procession of Weird and Wonderful Masks
1988
Sarushima Island with a Fort: Ruins and Graffiti
Sarushima Island with a Fort: Ruins and Graffiti
1987
The Mikagura Festival of Tomiyama Village
The Mikagura Festival of Tomiyama Village
1985
