Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei /

Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei /

The greatest athletes in the world today are neither the Olympic champions nor the stars of professional sports, but the "Marathon Monks" of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven year training period, these "running Buddha" figuratively circle the globe on foot.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayden, Christopher J. (Author, Producer)
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Kakudo, Tanno (Contributor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Series:Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
Subjects:
Japanese.
Prayer and meditation.
Walking.
Fasting.
Spirituality.
Monks.
Buddhism.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
Description
Summary:The greatest athletes in the world today are neither the Olympic champions nor the stars of professional sports, but the "Marathon Monks" of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven year training period, these "running Buddha" figuratively circle the globe on foot.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 57 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.