{"product_id":"9781438464404","title":"Seeing Like the Buddha: Enlightenment through Film","description":"\u003ci\u003eConsiders film as a form of Buddhist ritual and contemplative practice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this important new contribution to Buddhist studies and Buddhist film criticism, Francisca Cho argues that films can do more than simply convey information about Buddhism. Films themselves can become a form of Buddhist ritual and contemplative practice that enables the viewer not only to see the Buddha, but to see \u003ci\u003elike\u003c\/i\u003e the Buddha. Drawing upon her extensive knowledge of both Buddhism and film studies, Cho examines the aesthetic vision of several Asian and Western films that explicitly or implicitly embody Buddhist teachings about karma, emptiness, illusion, and overcoming duality. Her wide-ranging analysis includes \u003ci\u003eSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring\u003c\/i\u003e (South Korea, 2003), \u003ci\u003eNang Nak\u003c\/i\u003e (Thailand, 1999), \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e (Japan, 1950), \u003ci\u003eMaborosi\u003c\/i\u003e (Japan, 1995), and the films of American Terrence Malick.","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140010590448,"sku":"9781438464404","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781438464404_p0.jpg?v=1763755220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781438464404","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}