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Episode Details: A Brazilian's Journey to Buddhist Priesthood
A Brazilian's Journey to Buddhist Priesthood
Series: Where We Call Home
Season: Season 4
Episode Number: 21
Air Date:
Duration: 27 min
In the village of Yamakogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Brazilian Joken Fernandes trains at a temple to be a Buddhist priest. Zen meditation, reading sutras and chores are part of his rigorous daily routine, but Joken faces a bigger challenge. As future head priest, he must earn the trust of the local community that supports the temple. We follow Joken as he prepares a meditation workshop for the villagers. We also meet Indonesian Amani Amiroh who runs an amusement park souvenir shop in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.
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