Carving the Divine TV Podcast

Come and join our weekly journey on Buddhism and Eastern Religion hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki. Carving the Divine TV Podcast is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts and history of Buddhism. The show may not turn you into a self-actualized spiritual guru but it will open the door into this beautiful, profound spiritual tradition. We will start our journey from India and make our way to Japan, covering a wide range of topics in an easy-to-digest style! Each show is between 10 - 30 minutes long. On top of that, we will give you special episodes on Japanese Buddhist sculptures (known as Butsuzo) and Buddhist practioners' episodes. Yes! This series is made to be a supplemental material for the up-and-coming documentary film "Carving the Divine - Buddhist Sculptors of Japan" but you can take your new knowledge with you anywhere in the world to enhance the quality of your life!

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 What is Carving The Divine about? 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. The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan. Yet at this ...

11-09
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 What is Carving The Divine about? 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. Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and ...

11-06
24:05

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 Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rinzai Zen Master, Meido Moore "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 repre...

11-05
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 Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Art Historian Mark Schumacher "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 mast...

11-03
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 Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Martial Artist Teacher, Author, Speaker An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes! "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 ...

11-02
33:45

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 Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rev. Marvin Harada The Bishop and Co-Director, Center for Buddhist Education Buddhist Churches of America "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 b...

11-01
18:04

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. Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series...

09-22
01:00:13

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. This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Bu...

09-15
47:42

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. This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Bu...

09-08
26:32

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. This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Bu...

09-01
48:59

Classifying Buddhist Deities 1. “What are Nyorai (Buddhas)?” 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. This is a special episode about categories of Butsuzo (Japanese Bu...

08-25
26:53

Butsuzo Episode 3: Transmission of Buddhism to Japan and Common Characteristics of Deity Classes. 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. In this special episode, we will have an art historian/scholar) Ma...

08-18
25:15

Religious multiplicity - How can we be Buddhist and Christian at the same time? With Dr. Duane Bidwell

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. Years ago, when I first came to the US as an exchange student from...

08-11
28:19

Buddhism and Racism - With Rev. Myokei Caine-Barrett

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. We live in a complex world with countless causes and effects creat...

08-04
55:35

"What is Theravada Buddhism?" - With Bhante Ananda Path

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 and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary. In this special episode, we will have a Theravada Buddhist monk, Bhante Ananda Path, to explain to us about the basic concept of Theravada Buddhism. We will ...

07-28
34:23

"What is Tibetan Buddhism?" - With Karma Lekshe Tsomo

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 and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary. In this special episode, we will have a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and a professor of Buddist Studies, University of San Diego to discuss Tibetan Buddhism. We ...

07-21
41:19

Our Buddhist sculpture appreciation blog Butsuzotion is on our way!

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 and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary. Carving the Divine is starting the one and only Butsuzo (Buddhist statuary) blog in America and beyond. We call the blog, Butsuzōtion! I am delighted to...

07-14
10:38

"What is 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 and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary. In this special episode, we will have a art historian/scholar) Mark Schumacher to discuss about Busshi (Japanese Buddhist sculptor). * To fully enjoy this content, ...

07-07
17:08

"What is Butsuzo (Japanese Buddhist Statuary-Statues-Sculptures)?" - 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 and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary. In this special episode, we will have a art historian/scholar) Mark Schumacher to discuss the concept of Butsuzo (Japanese Buddhist Statuary/Statues/sculptures.&nbs...

06-30
15:49

Episode 17 - Buddhism Post WWII Japan and Beyond (USA).

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV Podcast is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism and the history of Buddhism so that when listeners finally watch the documentary film "Carving the Divine - Buddhist Sculptors of Japan" they will get the maximum value of the documentary. In this episode, we will have a quick survey course of Buddhism Post WWII Japan and Beyond (USA). Suppo...

06-23
19:19

Ellen Moran

thank you Yujiro!

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